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General Discussion / Re: Anyone burning coal?

« on: March 23, 2013, 06:47:11 AM »

I prefer the nut size....I've tried the stove size, but it seems to be of less quality resulting in more sea shells.

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Heatmor / Re: Need help to remember how to add water to the heatmor

« on: February 08, 2013, 09:11:39 AM »

If you do need to add water....check the pex connections on the back of the stove..and look for a closed valve on the dhw line.  If this is how the stove is set up...open this valve until you see water come out the top of the stove....then shut the valve.  That is if this is how the stove is set up.  If you can't figure it out...post a pic of the plumbing in the back of the stove and we will try to help.
 

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Heatmor / Re: Need help to remember how to add water to the heatmor

« on: February 08, 2013, 09:06:39 AM »

First I would make sure you need to add water.  In the front of the stove, near the blower switch, give the bladder a squeeze and see how much water is in it...I very rarely add water to mine.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: I'm seeing snow melting above my lines.

« on: January 08, 2013, 08:26:34 AM »

I use to melt snow....but not anymore.  I replaced my lines over the summer.  I still have snow in my yard from 2 weeks ago...and no indication of were my lines are running.  But most importantly I'm using less wood.

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone burning coal?

« on: January 05, 2013, 12:37:02 PM »

Jstange,
You must be loosing heat somewhere...Have you ever checked your underground lines?
 How about above your ceiling...Is it well insulated? 

I messed around with the soft coal some last year....it burned very well but gave off some yellow smoke and smell.  Also if I tried to burn too much it would run together and choke off my air.  I had to keep an eye on it more than the hard stuff....it was nice and cheap though. 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: THERMOSTAT SETTING FOR BLOWER TO COME ON

« on: January 03, 2013, 06:53:35 PM »

Ok, I know what you mean. I have never noticed any moisture during the season...just start up.  I don't even get much creosote.  Thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: THERMOSTAT SETTING FOR BLOWER TO COME ON

« on: January 03, 2013, 06:43:50 PM »

Thanks for the heads up Scott....I think ill tighten that up some...maybe 155.  I love the long clean burns (I have neighbors).  Never had any complaints that I know about and would like to keep it that way.  Is there anywhere I could look to see if I'm getting condensation?  I have never noticed any...I'm guessing you are talking about the inside next to the water jacket.

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone burning coal?

« on: January 03, 2013, 06:07:43 PM »

Jstange,
I run 150 and 180.  If I had unlimited free coal I wouldn't even mess with wood....plus my stove works better on wood, just use the coal for longer burns when need be, or when the weather is really cold.  Its nice to be able to sleep in on the weekend and not feel like I need to get to the stove first thing in the morning.  Typically I just throw a couple of shovels full in when I use coal.  On New years, I filled about half the fire box.  It's a nice option to have....my stove is my only heat source....so if it goes out...the house gets cold.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: THERMOSTAT SETTING FOR BLOWER TO COME ON

« on: January 02, 2013, 08:52:45 AM »

I'm runnin 150 to 180...workin very well, even with a coal mixture.

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General Discussion / Re: Anyone burning coal?

« on: January 02, 2013, 07:52:17 AM »

Just read through this thread for the first time...good info.  I'm still burnin Anthracite with my wood when I desire longer burn cycles.  I went out of town for New Years and new I wouldn't be around to fill the stove...and didn't want the baby sitter messing with it...So I loaded it with a lot of coal and filled the rest of the box with wood.  This was at noon on New years eve when we left....I got home yesterday at about 5PM....My stove temp was just starting to drop below my low temp number, 29 hours after I loaded it.... And that's with the house at 70 throughout and my circlulator pump running 24-7....I love coal.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Adding Insulation to my stove for max efficiency?

« on: December 26, 2012, 01:27:24 PM »

I added an entire roll of the R30 to the back of my stove and used that foam board with the foil backing over both my access doors to fill the rest of the gap.  I noticed a definite increase in the amount of time between my burn cycles.

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Fire Wood / Re: 10 cords

« on: November 19, 2012, 12:39:53 PM »

I split and stack my wood on pallets at about 6'...so I figure I get about a chord and a half every 2 pallets.  And yeah, I try to stack it tight, but I like to keep my pieces fairly large...which makes stacking harder.  Kind of like playing tetris in real life.

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Fire Wood / Re: What percentage to split?

« on: September 12, 2012, 10:30:32 AM »

Hd5,
I know what you mean...I average one black fingernail per season from loading my stove. Thought I was doing good last season...but got one at the end of March.

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Fire Wood / Re: What percentage to split?

« on: September 11, 2012, 09:07:51 AM »

You definitely want to have some dry split wood on hand for those times where your fire gets low (get stuck at work late, whatever)...so you can get a rip roaring fire going again with less recovery time.  If you have a lot of coals....and plenty of fire, throw the big stuff in and enjoy the longer burn cycles.  It's very trial and error. I use splits to fill in the gaps around the big stuff as well....to fill the firebox completely, when it gets really cold....you will learn. GL

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Still burning!

« on: August 29, 2012, 08:58:00 AM »

I was thinkin the same thing as HandyMark...Honey, was I out at the stove last week???or was it the week before last???  2funny.