What size is stoker coal?
Depending on the construction of the stoker the size of the coal should be between 1 1/4-inch to 3/4-inch. Oil treatment of the coal is quite common to reduce the dust problem.
What is stoker coal?
Stoker coal refers to coal that has been crushed to specific sizes (but not powdered) for burning on a grate in automatic firing equipment.
How do you start a fire in a coal furnace?
Use Paper or Dry Kindling
- Start a small fire using some paper or dry kindling.
- Add small pieces of hardwood when the fire is burning hot.
- When a decent bed of red wood embers builds up, start adding coal—small amounts at a time.
- Continue adding small amounts of coal until there is a 1” to 2” bed of burning coal.
What size coal stove do I need?
This depends on how much heat your home will need to keep you comfortable, Anthracite Coal yeilds an average 12,500 btus per pound, so if your home requires an average 45,000 btus per hour during the colder months you would use one and a quarter tons a month.
How long does a 10kg bag of coal last?
How long does a 10kg bag of coal last? If you’re thinking of trying smokeless coal, Big K offers both 10kg and 20kg bags, tested to a 5-6 hour burn time in a standard open fire test.
What does a stoker do?
stoker, machine for feeding coal or other solid fuel into a furnace, usually supporting the fuel during combustion. A good stoker also supplies air for combustion and regulates the rate of burning and, in large installations, disposes of the ashes.
Who is called stoker?
English: habitational name for someone from any of the numerous places called Stoke. Dutch: occupational name for a stoker, Middle Dutch stokere, or from the same word in the sense ‘fire raiser’, ‘arsonist’. Scottish: occupational name for a trumpeter, Gaelic stocaire, an agent derivative of stoc ‘Gaelic trumpet’.
How do you start a coal stoker?
Why does my coal not burn?
Why does my coal not burn? Old ash and cinders will restrict air-flow, this makes for poor-burning. In addition, having ash up against the fire-bars can cause them to overheat due to lack of sufficient air-flow, they sag and “burn through”.