Made a Decision

Before year I'm going to have ductwork and a hotblast 1357m furnace installed. It's all going to go in my uninsallated basement.

I've been reading about how the hotblast burns bituminous coal. For my needs the hotblast seems fine.

I have the bigger model HB furnace and burn KY bit in it. It works great for burning bit from that area.
Give it plenty of secondary air when adding fresh fuel and you should have success.
I burn anthracite in mine too from time to time but it requires several modifications to do that successfully.
Good luck!

Ky Speedracer wrote:I have the bigger model HB furnace and burn KY bit in it. It works great for burning bit from that area.
Give it plenty of secondary air when adding fresh fuel and you should have success.
I burn anthracite in mine too from time to time but it requires several modifications to do that successfully.
Good luck!

I actually read your thread about KY bit. Seems like you had success with it. It was helpful for me to see how bit done in this furnace.

First step in got the concrete floor design got some cleanup to do down in the basement first. Don't think I want the furnace on unlevel dirt floor.

The chimney can't go up inside the house. Got to go up the side. Gonna need to break a hole thru cinder block foundation.

Ok I'm just going to sit the furnace on on layer of cinder blocks sounds like a good idea to me.

Just keep a good eye on it for settling into the ground and it will work fine. Old silo blocks may have a bigger footprint and sink less, just a thought. It depends on the size of each.