Repairing a Coil Area

Scottscoaled · Post by **Scottscoaled** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 7:53 pm

Rob R. wrote:Looks good in silver, but I like them best in flat black.

I almost hated to put the covers on mine...but it was well worth it for a cooler basement and coal savings.

I'm a big fan of the black look too. They were out of the black where I get my paint so......... Besides, how can you see the reflection of the great big smile with the black.

Scottscoaled · Post by **Scottscoaled** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 7:57 pm

windyhill4.2 wrote:Very nice welding job,are you still without heat in your house ? Way up there in the cold country.

Yeah, still without heat. Good thing I insulated this place well when it was built. It was cold enough to frost a couple nights in a row. It didn't get too bad in the house. The trade off with the wife complaining about the lack of heat was that she would snuggle right up close at night

Keep warm

Scottscoaled · Post by **Scottscoaled** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 8:03 pm

k9 Bara wrote:Yup, some fine looking welds you got there.....

Thanks for turning the pic's Rob

Some how the EFM gods have been smiling on me on this one. There was this refurbisher out of Fair Haven that hooked me up.

Man he is setting the bar pretty high for a refurb! Don't think mine look and run as good as the ones he's putting out.
Thanks for the help George!

Post by **Rob R.** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 8:11 pm

The weather has been in your favor this week...it is 75 in my house right now with no heat and the windows open.

Scottscoaled · Post by **Scottscoaled** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 8:24 pm

I'm going to need all that favor. I went to pour a extension on my pad. It measured 2 feet by three feet. The bagged cement said 2 square feet to the bag. After two bags were mixed, it was apparent that it would take two more to fill up the form. Had a big idea that a couple shovels of coal ash would get me where I had to go. It worked sorta. Ended up putting too much water into the mix. Waiting to see how the new and improved coal launch pad will turn out.

Pacowy · Post by **Pacowy** » Tue. Oct. 14, 2014 8:37 pm

Scottscoaled wrote:Had a big idea that a couple shovels of coal ash would get me where I had to go. It worked sorta. Ended up putting too much water into the mix. Waiting to see how the new and improved coal launch pad will turn out.

Sorry this is a bit off-topic, but see my post on 1/11/14 - Ash Disposal?.

Mike

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Wed. Oct. 29, 2014 9:01 pm

Scott ???? Frozen yet ? Or working feverishly at getting your boiler project to fire-up time?? We have been heating at night here & most days at least in the a/m,can't imagine what it must be like up there with no heat.

whistlenut · Post by **whistlenut** » Thu. Oct. 30, 2014 6:29 am

Scotty will be just fine. It isn't cold until it is '0' for ten days or more. This is still 'skinny dippin' weather, relax, we don't worry about heat up here........

Post by **Rob R.** » Thu. Oct. 30, 2014 6:34 am

I have it on good authority that the 520 is up and running.

windyhill4.2 · Post by **windyhill4.2** » Thu. Oct. 30, 2014 6:50 am

Thanks WN & Rob, good to hear that he has coal heat again. It will be interesting to see the comparison of the 520 vs the former VW400.

Scottscoaled · Post by **Scottscoaled** » Mon. Jun. 15, 2015 9:59 pm

Finally can come to a comparison between the EFM520 and the Van Wert 400. Nothing to compare. They are both sweet, sweet boilers. The Van Wert was noticeably more efficient with the coal. Stingy you might say. Whisper quiet. The EFM? Still the best. Right now I'm officially in the 1 month between taking out the ashes. I looked in the fire box past the stoker tonight and there is still a little room. Lehigh coal, Hydrostat 3250, and EFM. Works great!

Post by **StokerDon** » Wed. Jun. 17, 2015 7:52 pm

One Month???

I'm go'in back to the drawing board!!!

-Don