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Post by Clinton Cool on Dec 19, 2019 23:10:31 GMT
My fiends used to carry this stuff from a refinery near Gent Belgium to a cement works on the RhΓ΄ne in France at about 260 tones per trip to be used in the kilns so there must be a way of controlling the burn. We only used homefire on our boat stove but when in Ireland reverted to peat which smelt nice but clogged the chimney up real bad. You can control the burn down, certainly more than you can with anthracite, but not as much as with ovoids.
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 20, 2019 8:20:09 GMT
I sprinkled some pet coke on top of a bed of glowing ovals yesterday and it was the first time I've managed to heat a radiator with the cursed thing. Was a warm day yesterday though. I'll try the same with anthracite some time. Also I added an extra layer of fire bricks each side in an attempt to keep the heat inside the stove to heat the water. Although they have covered the sides of the boiler a bit the overall effect is a smaller fire with a larger proportion of the heat going to the boiler. Baby steps.
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Post by peterboat on Dec 20, 2019 8:55:04 GMT
My fiends used to carry this stuff from a refinery near Gent Belgium to a cement works on the RhΓ΄ne in France at about 260 tones per trip to be used in the kilns so there must be a way of controlling the burn. We only used homefire on our boat stove but when in Ireland reverted to peat which smelt nice but clogged the chimney up real bad. You can control the burn down, certainly more than you can with anthracite, but not as much as with ovoids. I keep on saying this but you arnt listening if the stove is designed for anthracite it is very controllable, if it isnt the control is poor, anybody what has a rayburn will understand how the airflow and exit is much more carefully controlled to give a slow, medium or fast burn, normal stoves just dont have it
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Post by Clinton Cool on Dec 20, 2019 9:08:18 GMT
You can control the burn down, certainly more than you can with anthracite, but not as much as with ovoids. I keep on saying this but you arnt listening if the stove is designed for anthracite it is very controllable, if it isnt the control is poor, anybody what has a rayburn will understand how the airflow and exit is much more carefully controlled to give a slow, medium or fast burn, normal stoves just dont have it Yes, I should have said, with my boatman stove. If I try to burn anthracite I have to have the air vent open. Once its lit (difficult) the vent needs to stay open and the fuel roars away. If I try to control it it goes out.
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