Re: Coal stoves
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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11/19/19 08:13 AM
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Posco, I forgot to mention that I was looking at stoker types, hence the rice coal, however I didnt think about old ones and restoring them, thats a good alternative so any other info on those I would also like to see that as well. Are you looking to put something in your basement or is it something you're going to install in a living space? I never tire of looking at my old stove, the thing is a work of art along with being a great heater. There are downsides to it, though. There's quite a learning curve involved in these old stoves in trying to maintain a fire. It ain't like burning wood. And then there's the dust, it goes everywhere if you're not careful.
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Re: Coal stoves
[Re: OhioBoy]
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11/19/19 08:53 AM
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Very cool. I've always wanted to redo one. It's not hard to do at all. Probably wouldn't be a problem to find a candidate for a restoration if you looked around a bit. Weekly swap guides and Craigslist are great places to search.
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Re: Coal stoves
[Re: mike mason]
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11/19/19 12:29 PM
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We burned coal in our farm house growing up. The stove was from Pittston stove company,it would also burn wood(12" or less). My Mom always had something cooking on the stove and would bake in the oven. We would line up around the stove on cold winter mornings. great memories. We burned chestnut coal and my Mom would bank it off in the PM let coal gas burn off and it was good for the night. We also had a coal stoker in the basement,rice coal in a hopper but we switched to wood when coal got too expensive. Had a coal furnace in the cellar of our old farm house.We burned anthracite "nut" coal.I remember the old man getting upset when they raised the price of delivered coal to $18 a ton!! LOL That was in the 60s.
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Re: Coal stoves
[Re: upstateNY]
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11/19/19 12:41 PM
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Had a coal furnace in the cellar of our old farm house.We burned anthracite "nut" coal.I remember the old man getting upset when they raised the price of delivered coal to $18 a ton!! LOL That was in the 60s. A ton is going for around $300 here. It's still a bargain in heating compared to other fuels.
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Re: Coal stoves
[Re: Bob_Iowa]
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11/19/19 09:24 PM
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After I thought about it if using a stove like yours posco I can burn wood in it if I wanted to. You sure can although I've never done it. I work twelve hour shifts and have a commute an hour each way. I stoke the stove before I leave for work and come home fourteen hours later and the coal is still doing its thing. I could probably get a twenty-four hour burn if I throttled it down.
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