Frozen Rice Coal in Bunker Solved

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wnycoalier
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Coal Size/Type: rice chesnut nut

Post by wnycoalier » Fri. Jan. 30, 2015 10:57 am

So My axeman is in the shop that stays above freezing, the bunker is on the other side of the wall in cold storage- with the auger going through a hole in the wall.
I haven't gotten bulk coal yet, so putting rice coal from Kimmels from a bag into my bunker (a liquid storage pallet with the top cut off) worked great except this stuff was so wet it would freeze into clumps. So I took another bunker box cut a coal chute in the side towards the bottom. I filled it with coal and let it sit in the heated area for a week. Then I took my forklift and lifted it up opened the chute and - blamo - dry coal poured in. Not particularly dusty either. Since the drain cock is on the other side I probably got a few gallons of water out, plus whatever is still at the bottom in a witches brew of liquid fines.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Fri. Jan. 30, 2015 11:37 am

Any particular reason you are burning rice coal in the Axeman?


 
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Stoker Coal Boiler: axeman anderson 260
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Coal Size/Type: rice chesnut nut

Post by wnycoalier » Fri. Jan. 30, 2015 4:29 pm

Had 4 tons of it leftover. Found it feeds lovely when dry. Not sure if I get reduced BTU max output, or if it has problems idling in warm months . But I have oodles of over capacity and this time of year it's not idling more than an hour

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