Can a EFM Be Duel Fuel and Power Vented
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johnjoseph
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Can a EFM be duel fuel and power vented?
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northernmainecoal
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It can be duel fuel, but it cannot be power vented
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Richard S.
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You can't power vent an efm at least with the coal because it will stay lit for about 6 hours after the power goes out.
The bed type stokers go out in a short amount of time.
The bed type stokers go out in a short amount of time.
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stoker-man
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After an oil burner shuts down, the heat source stops and the power venter stops exhausting flue gasses of about 350 degrees. This is fine for an oil burner. But with coal, when the stoker stops, you still have a heat source which needs to be continuously vented because of carbon monoxide and about 600 degrees of heat. Besides that, I doubt a power venter would last long with that much heat.