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[artbaldoni]

Send me about 5 tons of that $75 bituminous!

New mix, bituminous nut and red ash anthracite nut. By far the best!

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[artbaldoni]

Update

Have burned no wood for three weeks now. Have gotten the hang of the coal routine. Fan off, shake, empty ash pan daily, fan on, forget it. Still loading 2x a day. Will likely use 1 ton of coal per month in average temps. Johnson A419 controller set at 180°, 2° differential. Have installed a Maverick ET-732 barbeque remote temp sensor. Now I can watch temps from the house.

Next project is an ambient temperature sensor that will use the A419s offset feature. It will offset the set point to 160° when ambient temp is above 55°. I also need to clean up the install, it looks like a rat's nest inside the stove back. Maybe a nice box to mount everytnig in...hmmmm...

Enough for now, off to cut wood!   

[hoardac]

Have not made the switch yet I got the grates ready to weld but have just been loading 2-3 shovelfuls per loading and cut wood usage back almost half. I will make it till summer without having to crawl through the snowbanks to get more. As soon as it is warmer still 10 below at night. I will finish welding and use what I have learned to make the switch. Thanks for all the info.