When I was a kid, a dump truck to run a shoot to our basement window to unload a 4 foot deep pile into a room 10' x 10'. If memory serves, maybe 10 ton. We had a big cast iron boiler with a hopper.

One of the main advantages of wood/coal, and even propane (if it's a passive heater) is that no matter what happens on the grid, your home will be heated until you run out of fuel, and with wood you can gather more without having to rely on any buisness as long as you have the trees.

Nice video brother. I bought the same stove, the Hitzer 50-93 model, does a great job and it's going to save me a lot of time and effort from having to cut and split 8 cords of wood every year. I do love burning wood too but the spike and plummet of burning wood sucks.

We maintain a deeply stocked pantry with a 3-year supply of food. To protect against freeze in our harsh Wyoming winters, we have a redundancy of backup heating in the pantry building; a generator... propane furnace... Hitzer coal stove with two tons of eastern anthracite. We have mountains of cheap Wyoming coal, but it’s bituminous.

@dustinlanphear422

2 жыл бұрын

What is the coldest temperature you have seen in Wyoming?

nice! thanks for the info man. I will be using this in my next project.

Growing up my last job of the day was to fill the stoker, remove the clinkers from the furnace and spread them on the driveway. The year I was drafted, mom and dad bought a new-fangled central heat and air conditioning system. Today it’s strange to think that during the summer people slept with the windows open. Fifty years goes by so fast.

@timidater4803

5 жыл бұрын

Papa Steve we still sleep in the summer with our windows open! no AC

@hubster4477

4 жыл бұрын

I also sleep with the Windows open, in the country with the coyote yapping at night. But even with the Windows open 50 years goes by too fast!!

In the UK we almost exclusively heated with coal until 50 or so years ago. I grew up in the north of England, famed for its coal mining. Even in the 1980's schools etc were heated with local coal. Now, every single deep mine has closed although we still have reserves for hundreds of years. Coal is highly expensive due to the taxes imposed, and now comes from Eastern Europe or Columbia. A shame as good British anthracite is far better quality and virtually smokeless once lit.

@jamesluck2969

5 жыл бұрын

Here in the states we have both good a bad quality coal, our anthracite mostly comes out of Pennsylvania. Always good hot clean burning. Your now sadly I may say probably getting the more sulfur rich coal, if I could ever remember the name.

@steamgent4592

5 жыл бұрын

@@jamesluck2969 Soft Coal or Bituminous coal is the more volatile coal and does make a little smoke. Anthracite is smokeless but is a little harder to burn. It is still plentiful and readily available. I heat my home with Anthracite or hard coal. However always keep some bituminous handy just in case my fire temp drops on the hard coal. Keeps it from burning out as soft has a lower flashpoint than Anthracite.

@genetucker4780

5 жыл бұрын

All anthracite burns clean and hot, that is why it is labeled as anthracite grade coal

@boxwoodgreen

3 жыл бұрын

I was visiting in the UK from Canada for 2 months in the winter of 86-87. I remember the lady who's home I stayed in had a fireplace. And only two large chunks of anthracite coal made it too hot to sit in front of. The silliness of fake "CO2 global warming". We are headed back into a cold era. Maybe even "The Big Cold Era".

@lookoutforchris

Ай бұрын

Coal is being taxed and banned in NY. Even in NYC they are trying to shut down coal fired pizza places. Even though Taylor Swift emits more pollution taxiing her jet on a single flight that all the coal fired places in the city emit in a year, they’re coming for your pizza and not touching her jets… she has two last I knew.

Get a battery backup for that fan and it's golden.

I love my coal stove, I burn 3 ton of pea coal a year to heat all winter here in New Hampshire. Sort of same set up I heat the basement and heat radiates though the floor. I burn around 40 pounds a day.

@novagsiful

5 жыл бұрын

James Hurlbut I don't have the same setup as you or the bloke in video but 3 tons of coal is quiet a lot as I may use about half a ton or just over

@republicansareoffendedeasi821

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not making it possible to stop climate change.

@ClassXIRoads

5 жыл бұрын

@@republicansareoffendedeasi821 I look at it as solar energy that has been in deep storage for many years, and there is no way to stop climate change if it weren't for climate change I would be under about a mile of ice.

@RonKris

5 жыл бұрын

@@republicansareoffendedeasi821 hahaha..sucker!

@jamesluck2969

5 жыл бұрын

@@republicansareoffendedeasi821, individuals burning coal is only a slight foot print. Wity 90% of the world still making energy with coal, I'd say your barking up the wrong tree. Although I agree it's not the best way, I must ask how you heat your home.

Ashes are also good for spreading on your sidewalk and driveway to prevent slipping.

@spencerwilton5831

4 жыл бұрын

James Shanks not a great idea, the ashes contain heavy metals, things like arsenic, and other toxic substances. These all end up in the soil and local water courses. Not to mention the horrible mess ash makes when wet- why would you want that all over your shoes, being trodden into your home and car? Dispose of them properly and use something else on your paths.

Can you tell me what model hitzer coal stove that is

This winter would you be able to provide an update on your stove and how things are going with it? Any tips/tricks you've learned, etc.?

@alexnau86

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely will. It’s about time to get it cleaned and ready so I’ll be sure to put something together. Thanks for watching

@peteantos-ketcham3493

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 Thanks so much. Also if you've figured out what your annual fuel usage is that could be helpful to share too. Looking forward to the videos.

@peteantos-ketcham3493

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 I forgot to ask - which model Hitzer is this?

@alexnau86

3 жыл бұрын

Pete Antos-Ketcham it’s the ez 50-93

@peteantos-ketcham3493

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 Thanks. Looking forward to the update video on the stove this fall/winter.

What happened to the barometric damper ? It will increase the efficiency of your stove .

Hey sir. About how much coal do you burn a winter ? Where are u located ? Minnesota will burn more then Tennessee for example

We just bought a Hitzer 55 stove. I wanted to one you have but cost. Low on the funds. I spent the difference on coal Coal since prices have jumped.

Should you use stainless steel flue pipe?

I find if you open the damper to much and it gets to hot the gasses ignite inside the stove and the gasses scares the crap out of me any suggestions why this happens..

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I found as well. It took me several good scares before I found it out though. Thanks for the help and thanks for watching.

Were did you say you bought your coal iam in chambersburg pa and would like to buy a truck load

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

Their website is direnzocoal.com. It’s a third generation privately owned company in Pottsville Pa. They were really good to work with and I even got some hauling work from them. I will be going back in a few years to top off my pile

What’s the average temperature you are able to get your house to heating with coal, and how does it heat compared to wood.

@alexnau86

3 жыл бұрын

We keep it in the low 70’s. If the temperature drops into the teens at night it will drop into the upper 60’s. Now that’s approx 3800sqft in a older home that’s not exactly air tight. I don’t have a lot of wood experience but in my opinion wood takes more maintaining to keep consistent heat and is much more labor intensive.

Is this oil treated coal?

Is that an electronic hopper or feed system? If not, what’s the electric for? What if there’s a power failure?

@alexnau86

2 жыл бұрын

The power is for the blower fan only. The coal is gravity fed so there is no need for power to operate. Thanks for watching

Which coal stove is that

You can also if you have a garden mix the ash in and you will get great vegetables that year due to the potash which is a byproduct of burning coal. Cheers

@spencerwilton5831

5 жыл бұрын

James Shanks coal ash should never be used on gardens! It contains all sorts of toxins and will likely do more harm than good! Wood ash is fine, a handful per square meter twice a year.

@KB4QAA

5 жыл бұрын

JS: Also enjoy the heavy metals from coal ash which are absorbed by your vegetables!

So your opinion on coal vs wood pellets is what? Also, does the stove radiate enuff heat to keep the up-stairs warm? Does the heat rise up a stairwell? 2 storys, or 1? I have an antique Glenwood coal stove, and love it. Everyone else I know has pellets. Thanks for sharing.

@alexnau86

6 жыл бұрын

I have a pellet stove we run in early and late winter just to take off the chill at nights when it's too warm during the day for the coal stove. The rest of the winter we run the coal because it gives of a much hotter heat and is less expensive to operate. Our coal stove is in the basement and the door is open and keeps it very comfortable. The floor is very warm makes it very even. I installed a duct to the upstairs with a booster fan and that helps heat the second story. I enjoy both stoves and each has it's purpose in our house. The main goal is to be warm with spending as little as possible and that's why I love our coal stove. Thanks and have a great day.

@joequillun7790

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure how long you've had your Hitzer, but when you learn how to idle it down, you'll be able to keep it running low, not eat much fuel at all, and ramp it up in the evenings. My Glenwoods in the living area, and today is mid 40s, but my living room is 74°with stove on low. I'll M/T the ash pan once in a couple days. And tonite the temps will drop to 20s, and in a 1/2 hr, I'll have the stove back up to temp. Nothing like coal heat. :)

@MikeB-jn2bu

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 how much does it cost you to run the coal stove for the season?

@markgiltner7358

5 жыл бұрын

Mike B He's cost per year if I were to guess 600 to maybe 750. He stated that he started off with 26 ton, and he's been at that pile for going on 4 years now. He probably has atleast 8 years of coal, considering sonething like a 3 ton per year burn rate. Buying bulk is the cheapest way to go

where you live? what state where u buy your coal ? u use hard coal or soft coal?

@alexnau86

6 жыл бұрын

I bought a truck load of anthracite direct from the mine in Tremont PA

How does it smell? And how often do you fill it?

@alexnau86

Жыл бұрын

Indoors there is no smell. Outside there is a slight smell but it’s not as strong as a wood stove. I fill it in the morning and then once in the evening so twice a day it’s shaken and filled.

which type of coal is? Anthracite or coke?

@wingking077

3 жыл бұрын

Prob anthracite, Tremont is anthracite land

Did you say Tremont, PA?

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

John Doe yes that is what I said. It’s actually in Pottsville Pa but Tremont is where you get off of 81.

@TheJackster412

5 жыл бұрын

You drink a lot of yuengling?

I have no electricity - do Hizer (or anyone) make on of those hopper coal stoves that do not need a fan. I live in Ireland, and it's cold.

@alexnau86

4 жыл бұрын

The model I have came with a fan but you do not have to run it. The stove radiates heat just like any other stove the blower just increases the circulation of the heat.

@jackwebb437

3 жыл бұрын

Get 2-3 thermocouple fans to set on top. Maybe $50 US each.

where does exhaust / smoke go?

@alexnau86

4 жыл бұрын

The exhaust goes out the chimney just as any other stove but with anthracite coal there is no smoke.

@loendsti

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 thanks

Wish we had coal in canada

does it heat your house very warm

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Bolt the stove is in the basement and it gets very warm down there. The first floor is heated through the floor and basement door. Up stairs is run through ducts and when it gets in the teens and below it's not enough to keep up. The first floor stays comfortable.

@novagsiful

5 жыл бұрын

I don't have the same setup in the UK but mine heats the house quiet well and wake up the next morning and its warm to a point

wow,your stove don't burn much coal! our warm morning coal stove will burn 100 lbs per 24 hrs when it's in the teens out,then again we are heating a 1800 hundreds era brick two story

Your burning hard coal?

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

It’s Anthracite

Coal has double BTU s as pellets... go figure...

I can hear the environmentalists squeal of outrage!!! LMAO

@MrRushbrown

5 жыл бұрын

this is more environmentally friendly than using gas to heat your home like everyone else

@oprahwinfrey878

5 жыл бұрын

Actually bio-based heating oil is now the new ecofriendly non-renewable. Because of the carbon taxes being implemented, bio-heating oil emits 70% less carbon than traditional home heating oil and 319% less carbon than coal. Coal also carry high amounts of Arsenic & Mercury, making their ASH very very very very toxic to you and your ground water. But what do I know? I’m only a college educated geologist.

@MrRushbrown

5 жыл бұрын

@@oprahwinfrey878 Im a geologist too

@Jemalacane0

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrRushbrown Not even close. Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel. Most of the energy from burning gas actually comes from burning hydrogen. Do you know what you get when you burn hydrogen? You get water. And if you are concerned with CO2 emissions, burning natural gas releases half the CO2 per unit of energy as burning coal. Mining coal releases methane. So, I will stop you there.

ash everywhere...

No mask when handling the ash? Is that smart?

@alexnau86

5 жыл бұрын

Carl Kane I will let you know in 30 years

@sssojourn

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexnau86 I did wear safety googles when I watched the video thou ! You can never be to safe. Coming from someone who could heat a entire country by themself , or have purified oxygen pumped in from the Amazon rain forest directly into house . Statement means nothing from whence it came . There time better off spent in the me to movement castrating men and creating trigger warnings for sensitive impaired........good video though.

The Earth is flat 😎

What kind of flue gas cleaning do you have on your combustion stove, I assume you do not burn it in a normal combustion stove. If you just burn it in a common combustion fire, you help contaminate our common sphere and then your president has a bigger problem than he himself believes. I work on a large Danish coal-fired power plant and we are subject to strict environmental requirements not to contaminate our common sphere.