And they are a whole lot quieter than a pellet stove.There are a ton of mini splits being put into use around here, for applications like that.
And they are a whole lot quieter than a pellet stove.There are a ton of mini splits being put into use around here, for applications like that.
More here now too. Cheap power + mild climate. Too bad the installers still gouge you. Also, too bad they don’t heat water yet!
Our pellets are cheap softwoods too so a lot of folks have used pellet stoves for decades.
And they are a whole lot quieter than a pellet stove.
If I'm buying fuel coal seems like the only logical option, but I guess there probably isn't much of a coal supply on the West Coast.You might also want to ask this question in the pellet room! I've been thinking about a pellet burner in the shop instead of wood. Noise is not an issue but automation is. Pellet stoves can be turned on by a thermostat when it's cold, on a schedule, or even from anywhere in the world with a wifi enabled thermostat. They are clean burning and have some additional safety shutoff features.
Yes expensive to buy and fuel. Yes, very high maintenance with a pile of motors that need to be replaced, and yes they need electricity but so does my refrigerator.
One of each sounds nice.
I live near a coal mining town named “black diamond” and there are lots of coke ovens in the woods but I think this coal is not the same as east coast stuff. Nobody burns coal stoves. Maybe it’s soft bituminous stuff?If I'm buying fuel coal seems like the only logical option, but I guess there probably isn't much of a coal supply on the West Coast.
Maybe it is bit' coal, which I could understand the lack of use. Personally I wouldn't use it either so I should have specified anthracite coal, or maybe even the briquettes which are also smokeless. My cookstove says in the manual it can burn coal, but I don't think my Class A chimney would hold up to much use without weekly sweepings. Maybe some day I'll try it out.I live near a coal mining town named “black diamond” and there are lots of coke ovens in the woods but I think this coal is not the same as east coast stuff. Nobody burns coal stoves. Maybe it’s soft bituminous stuff?
Weekly sweepings wouldn't matter. Coal soot is not terribly corrosive untill it is exposed to moisture. So as long as you keep burning it isn't to bad. As soon as you shut down it will absorb moisture from the air and that sulfer turns to acid.Maybe it is bit' coal, which I could understand the lack of use. Personally I wouldn't use it either so I should have specified anthracite coal, or maybe even the briquettes which are also smokeless. My cookstove says in the manual it can burn coal, but I don't think my Class A chimney would hold up to much use without weekly sweepings. Maybe some day I'll try it out.
Back to my original point; most antique coal stoves are just as good if not better (in some cases) than modern/new coal stoves. The one exception would be in automation, but most coal stoves had more output range than a BK and even longer burn times, so not really an issue for residential use.
Weekly sweepings wouldn't matter. Coal soot is not terribly corrosive untill it is exposed to moisture. So as long as you keep burning it isn't to bad. As soon as you shut down it will absorb moisture from the air and that sulfer turns to acid.
What alloy is your chimney inside and out
I'm thinking about it. There is so much, that I'm already out of space and will lose some to rot. I just need to get with it and put a sign up to sell $10 bundles to locals. I just want to sell enough to pay for the tools and consumables used to process it, and maybe enough to buy the materials for a couple of woodsheds.Sell it?
Kenny really sums up my opinion about wood burning. Is it a lot of work? Yes. If I were to figure in my labor, it is not even all that cheap. But for a lot of us, we like the work. It involves getting outside in the fresh air, it is good exercise too, and it requires that I buy toys....
Where in SEPA are you ??I'm thinking about it. There is so much, that I'm already out of space and will lose some to rot. I just need to get with it and put a sign up to sell $10 bundles to locals. I just want to sell enough to pay for the tools and consumables used to process it, and maybe enough to buy the materials for a couple of woodsheds.
Can you really burn in 60 degree weather? Much over I either over heat or the draft stalls and I get co alarms
Make you a good deal on a pellet stove for your shop. Switching to wood in house.You might also want to ask this question in the pellet room! I've been thinking about a pellet burner in the shop instead of wood. Noise is not an issue but automation is. Pellet stoves can be turned on by a thermostat when it's cold, on a schedule, or even from anywhere in the world with a wifi enabled thermostat. They are clean burning and have some additional safety shutoff features.
Yes expensive to buy and fuel. Yes, very high maintenance with a pile of motors that need to be replaced, and yes they need electricity but so does my refrigerator.
One of each sounds nice.
Make you a good deal on a pellet stove for your shop. Switching to wood in house.
I have a wood stove, pellet stove and coal stove. I used all three this year. Ran out of coal, used up my pellets now working on the red oak. This is the first time I’ve used the Fireview and it’s pretty nice. Quiet, much cleaner then coal. I don’t think it will heat this house in the winter but it’s working nice for this shoulder season.
I burned pellets for ten years before switching to coal. Pellets just got too expensive. I buy on sale only now. And I mean a deep discounted sale.
The coal is cheaper then anything. I don’t have access to free wood. If I did I would certainly be trying to figure out how to heat this tomb with wood.
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