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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: so.... i put the coal to her....

« on: March 13, 2015, 12:44:30 PM »

That is really a good burn time.  Wondering what are your aquastat settings ---High/Low.  I've been trying to burn Ant coal with wood but only having marginal results.  I find that qpprox 1/3 of the coal is not burned up when I go out in the morning from my previous load.  Any help ideas are appreciated.  Thank you.  Don

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Fire Wood / Re: Ton=?cord

« on: January 14, 2015, 12:49:16 PM »

JD,  Great info in your recent post on your stove ideas to improve the heat loss.  I have a MF E Heatmaster and the roof is slanted so I could not put fire brick on it to help with the heat loss.  I just came in after checking the stove which also has legs that are about 1 Ft off the cement slab it stands on---I dont have a laser temp gauge but I put my hand under the bottom and sure enough it was hot enough that you would'nt want to keep it their for extended time.  Got to be losing heat.  Regarding the steel plate in the fire box ---this stove has the triple by-pass before the smoke exit's the chimney so I think that is working similiar to your plate idea?  I am strongly thinking that I would like to put the bricks around the bottom as you suggest.  Are those bricks Fire bricks or just building blocks that you could buy at Home Depot?  I just had the thought if you could post a picture of how you have yours set-up?  Thank you.  Don

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Fire Wood / Re: Ton=?cord

« on: January 13, 2015, 06:40:42 PM »

JD Thanks for your reply.  I agree whole heartly with that last paragraph you wrote---I live in Va country and am very concerned in the damage that is happening to my well water from all this fracking.  Where do you live?

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Fire Wood / Re: Ton=?cord

« on: January 13, 2015, 03:15:52 PM »

JD farmer,  Great info for burning coal--I wonder if you would advise approx how many lbs do you approximate 1 shoval of the coal is? Also are you burning oak hardwood or junk low BTU wood?  Thank you.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Help---Burning bit coal

« on: December 13, 2014, 02:17:02 PM »

Art, Thanks for the heads up on Tractor Supply and the Ant coal, however they just sold out this afternoon but the mgr said he would try to order a new order from the dealer but could not assure me that they would get anymore in---will call me back next week to let me know if they will be able to get it.  It's kimmel not nut size ant 50 lbs / bag $237 /ton--- a really good price I think.  Don

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Help---Burning bit coal

« on: December 13, 2014, 09:58:30 AM »

Well I had only half success with the diff @3 and about 6 pieces of wood and approx 20 lbs of Bit coal.  The large ball that I wrote about above was only about half the size of previous days.  at the 10 hr mark the temp was down to 156. Sure wish I could get my fire to look like the pictures that art showed with the success that he is having---I guess the secret is to have the Ant coal which is not available in my area. Thank you to all of you who have responded to help with my problem.  Merry Xmas.  DON

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Help---Burning bit coal

« on: December 12, 2014, 12:33:15 PM »

Art,  I am located in winchester Va.  The closest mine to get anthracite coal is 3 hrs away.  I was able to get a ton of bit the other day with my pick-up but it was probably not the best since when the lad loaded me he picked up a huge load of what looks like dust from the cement pile that had the coal stacked. When I load my stove I get approx 1/2 a bucket of these fines mixed with the larger size coal.  Maybe this is part of my problem???  Have tried cutting back the diff to 3 and will know tomorrow what the results are and report back.  Thank you.  DON

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Help---Burning bit coal

« on: December 11, 2014, 10:36:06 AM »

I have a Heatmaster 3000e and I just got a ton of Bit coal bulk.  I am burning with the draft open 100% temp at 175 with a 5* Diff.  I load at 9am and 9pm with approx 25 lbs of the coal and 5-6 pieces of oak wood 2yrs seasoned putting the wood on each side to make kind of a trench over the center of the grates to place the coal in.  The last 2 days every time I go out to load I find a big big ball of the coal sealed together about the size of a basketball, and when I shake & take my poker to break it up it is bright red on the bottom but no flame showing on the top half of this ball.  The stove was down to 145 this morning when I went out.  Has anyone else had the same problem, and what am I doing wrong , and what suggestion does anyone have to correct this problem? This is my first time burning coal been burning just wood the last 2 yrs with no problems. Normally with the wood I have been getting 12 to 14 hour burns with a nice bed of coals ready for reload.  Thank you for any advise anyone may have.  DON

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HeatMaster / Re: What a night!

« on: November 09, 2014, 05:54:15 PM »

Country boy john,  I ordered the maverick unit from amazon today and am wondering how you intend to attach the 2 probes to the supply line?  I have a Heatmastr 3000E and only need 1 probe  since I have only one line. Thanks for any info you may provide.  Don

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HeatMaster / Re: What a night!

« on: November 07, 2014, 10:08:51 AM »

Would you kindly shed more light on the BBQ meat alarm you wrote about?  Can you lead me to the info that everyone has been raving about.?  Thank you.  Don

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Fire Wood / Re: Grapple Load of Hardwood in Southern New Hampshire??

« on: November 06, 2014, 01:03:38 PM »

Roger,  I am curious what kind of wood does your man deliver in grapple loads?  How long are the pieces?  Don

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Equipment / Re: Bought a Troy-Bilt 27 ton splitter

« on: October 17, 2014, 05:55:17 PM »

I bought my Troy 27 ton splitter in August and have not had any trouble with it at all--split varying wood types as I have a tree trimmer that will bring me any wood that his customer does not want, some pieces as large as 24/26" diameter and some really wicked crotches and it splits with no problem.  However I do have a question for anyone that may  be able to help--That Honda engine has the oil fill and drain plug on the side and the only way to drain it is to muster a army of weight lifters to pick it up on its side to drain.  I am 80 yrs old and do not have the strength to lift it any more.  Any ideas on how any of you that have the same splitter are draining it??? Thank You   Don

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Remote temp sensor advise

« on: September 12, 2014, 01:25:11 PM »

I read a post some time back where it was posted about using a Maverick ET-732 barbeque remote temp sensor using this unit so you could read the stove temp from inside your house. When I searched for this unit it had about 10 different kind on the search, and I wonder if you could advise what unit might do the job best, and how you would hook up this kind of unit (if it would even work).  I have a Heatmaster 3000E.  Thanks for any advise any of you may be able to give.  DON

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Fire Wood / Re: stacking firewood vs leaving in pile

« on: May 24, 2014, 01:12:35 PM »

Thanks to all who replied.  So I guess that I will be stacking wood over the holiday.  When do you suggest that I cover it once it is all stacked---I will be using a canvas tarp since I do not have a roof overhang or shed to use.

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Fire Wood / stacking firewood vs leaving in pile

« on: May 22, 2014, 05:39:48 PM »

I have just bought a dump truck load approx 4 cord of red oak and some white oak mixed all split in 16" length.  My moisture meter reads between 30 & 35% and I understand that the ideal % moisture should be 20%+/-.  So does anyone know if the wood will cure any quicker by stacking it and covering the top vs just leaving it in the dumped pile for use next year?  Is the extra work of stacking really worth it if it would dry out reasonably close to the target 20%  I appreciate any feedback anybody has on this subject.