Nut and Stove Size Mix

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Aug. 06, 2014 5:17 pm

I got my winter supply of coal today. Roughly 3 tons nut size mixed with 3 tons stove size. Worked out to 6.3 tons. Its Mammoth Vein coal. $235 per ton delivered. I'm hoping the mix will give me a little more heat easier when its demanded and quicker recovery after shake and load. I'll revisit this thread later once I start burning to report observations.

We had an issue with the ground being to soft but was able to pour the coal at about a 60 degree angle and help it along the chute.

Enjoy the pics.. :D

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Post by hotblast1357 » Wed. Aug. 06, 2014 5:29 pm

Looks like that will work great! Sucks about the yard, if it was a Chevy it prob would of made it lol its nice knowing you have the supplies to heat your house for a whole winter! I have 2.5 tons of nut and 1.5 tons of pea, and am getting another 1.25 tons of nut next week, well be ready for old man winter this year, hopefully its not like last year

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Aug. 06, 2014 6:09 pm

Yeah man.. I even waited till later in the year this time since last year I got it in early June (or was it late May lol) and the ground was soft. We've had so much rain this year that the ground has never firmed up like it should. I've got some yard work to do now, but at least we didn't have to dump it in the yard.. :cry2:

Sounds like yer getting ready early too!
That's great! Never too early to fill the bin.
It's nice knowing the winter heat bill is paid in full :) :rockon:

 
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Post by fastcat » Tue. Sep. 02, 2014 2:54 pm

You will love the nut, stove mix.

 
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Post by warminmn » Tue. Sep. 02, 2014 3:53 pm

I enjoy watching the stove size burn more than nut size, with the hopper out. And it seems to heat my house better when it gets really cold. Its a nice feeling to be set for a year or two.

 
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Post by Lightning » Tue. Sep. 02, 2014 4:14 pm

fastcat wrote:You will love the nut, stove mix.
Yeah man, I'm anxious to try it.. :)
warminmn wrote:I enjoy watching the stove size burn more than nut size, with the hopper out. And it seems to heat my house better when it gets really cold. Its a nice feeling to be set for a year or two.
I'm hoping to get more heat, easier, when I demand it for the awesome cold..

 
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Post by davidmcbeth3 » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 2:40 am

The stove coal should be able to deliver...can get wicked hot ... use caution


 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 6:38 am

How easier Lee??--you're still gonna have to dial in the stove right. Last year was my 1st w/ nut/stove & it was good enough to do it again this year:) Dialed in properly, it won't get wicked anything ;)
Lightning wrote:
fastcat wrote:You will love the nut, stove mix.
Yeah man, I'm anxious to try it.. :)
warminmn wrote:I enjoy watching the stove size burn more than nut size, with the hopper out. And it seems to heat my house better when it gets really cold. Its a nice feeling to be set for a year or two.
I'm hoping to get more heat, easier, when I demand it for the awesome cold..

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 2:19 pm

Hey Fred, last year during the times of extreme cold I had to have the wife open the primary combustion air controls wide open to maintain comfort in the house. It's not that the furnace couldn't put out more heat, it was a matter of not getting enough air up through the coal bed. I realize part of the issue is me setting the baro to run -.03 to -.04"wc so this year I'll run it a hair higher like -.04 to -.05"wc, that will help. The other part of the inadequate combustion air flow would be the nut size coal and the fact I run a 10-13 inch deep coal bed.. The bigger coal should remedy that.

My furnace (according to factory specs) is capable of 120,000 BTU per hour. I realize I would never wanna attempt that. On the coldest days I was pushing 60,000.. just a few more would do the trick.. :)

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 3:51 pm

In the real world, ya can take that factory guesstamit on any stove BTU rating & about cut it in half, no matter what your burnin---I was real pleased with the nut/stove mix but still had to give it a bunch more air on them thar COLD days--love my bi-metallic thermo set-up on the HITZER :)

 
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Post by coalnewbie » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 4:30 pm

-love my bi-metallic thermo set-up on the HITZER :)
Yep, great stove

 
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Post by Lightning » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 4:41 pm

freetown fred wrote:In the real world, ya can take that factory guesstamit on any stove BTU rating & about cut it in half, no matter what your burnin---I was real pleased with the nut/stove mix but still had to give it a bunch more air on them thar COLD days--love my bi-metallic thermo set-up on the HITZER :)
I'm willing to say 1/2 to 2/3's.. If I can get 75,000 BTUs when I need it, that should be plenty. I think we went over this before but ;) Yer bimetallic thingamabobdoohicky and my barometricalautoregulatorical device kinda meet the same result in different ways, they keep the stove temp steady.. :lol:

 
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Post by freetown fred » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 6:16 pm

Indeed they do:)

 
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Post by franco b » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 7:16 pm

Lightning wrote: Yer bimetallic thingamabobdoohicky and my barometricalautoregulatorical device kinda meet the same result in different ways, they keep the stove temp steady..
I wonder how much they could be compared? If you close down the air intake to simulate ashing of the coal bed, the baro should close somewhat to maintain the same draft through that bed. Will it be as effective as the bi-metallic increasing the air opening as stove temp. falls?

 
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Post by hotblast1357 » Wed. Sep. 03, 2014 7:44 pm

I think there compared for overshooting, they can both decrease, but obviously a baro cannot increase like a bi metallic


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