suggestions please.
Posted on 05/03/2008 4:09:21 PM PDT by Chode
suggestions please.
Hint #1: Also buy a chimney
Can you still burn coal? I thought they still had restrictions on burning wood?
As long as combustion air is piped in from the outside, it should work well.
Messy
We heated a 1900 sq ft farmhouse this winter on coal. It cost us about 180 to 200 a month. Only problem was getting the heat to the back bedrooms. We have Harmon coal insert in the fireplace. We figure it saved us 200 a month at the very least over burning the fuel oil.
At least a stove pipe.
Think Thermal Mass.
I use those little fans that mount in the upper corner of the door frame,They work great in this 1776 farm house.
http://www.leisurelinestoves.com/
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/Product_Stories/Chimneys_and_Stoves/_Coal__Stoves_.shtml
Take yer walks on the tracks and bring home the coal......:o)
you may want to consider if you will need electric to operate the thing.With my wood stove I dont sweat power outages in winter.I just figured if I need electric its not really a back up system.
i am venting out through the wall and up cause i don't wanna put a hole in the roof... i plan on getting inlet air from same. i upped the attic to 70R last november and it made a hell of a difference as i only burned one tank of fuel(275gal) and it was below zero couple days.
from what i've seen coal is a LOT less mess and hassle than wood and corn burners smell...
who makes a the best stoves and what dimension/size is best?
is it better to have a littler larger than i need and keep it half full??? thx...
Had to get up and shovel coal when I was little,watch for those clinkers;)
i've been to the top two sites, i'll look at the the others thx.
p.s. that's how a LOT of Watkins got it coal during the depression was from the kids attacking the train while it was taking on water then kicking the coal off as it passed the houses in town...
thats why i'm looking at coal cause some of the ones i've looked at say they can run for up to 12 hours on a fill without the screw auger and i'm never gone over 10 hours, so i could fill it twice a day and be good to go. i also have an overhead fan that does a fine job of circulation
Buy a pellet stove, heat the house for $220.00 a year.
Pour in a 40 Lb. bag, set the thermostat and walk away.
Don’t forget to buy your carbon credits for all the pollution you are about to spew into the atmosphere.
Funny. You could post that to many websites and people wouldn’t realize you were being sarcastic.
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