As a boy in Wisconsin, about 10-12 years old, I found a piece of coal, anthracite. It was nice piece, nice and black and shiny. On day I thought I wanted to set it on fire. I broke off a piece the size of a quarter. First just using a match. No luck. I then used a propane torch. Still no luck. This is what we did in the 70's when parents were at work! I did it out side, not in the house.
We've been heating with Chubby Coal Stoves in my family since the 70's. The owner is a great guy! Awesome customer service and made locally to us in Massachusetts.
Growing up a city kid who just bought a home w/ an anthracite coal furnace I NEEDED to discover this video. I was doing so much wrong, but was on the right path. Thanks so much!
I lived with my grandparents in East TN during my high school years. One of my chores was to maintain the coal stove we used for heat. I kept the coal buckets and kindling boxes filled at all times as well as the ashes dumped. I remember it well. Nice informative vid.
Great video!! I have a TRIANCO TRG-45 and having major problems getting it to light now, and am thinking it could be the fan that need renewing. It's a sealed air tight hopper. Been using this model since they came out in the 1980s. I will try this way though before I call an engineer. The way the manual shows how to light it, is fill the gravity fed boiler with anthracite, shove as far up into the bed a couple of firelighters, leave door hatch at bottom open a few minutes, then close it, and turn fan on. Then it's fingers crossed! I live in England.
Why have a barometric damper and a plate damper in the flue pipe, I would think the plate damper is plenty to slow down the burn and not allow too much draft which would increase your coal consumption?
Depends where you are and whether or not you buy coal in bulk. I paid about $450 per ton of coal including delivery. Around here equivalent amount of ready-to-burn hardwood would be slightly less than twice that price.
I have either a salesman sample or a large child's toy,(spark stove),but either way,it works wonderfully with little chunks of wood 2x3 inches.. I'm wondering if it would be OK to start a fire with something like Kingsford charcoal and then stoke it up from there
I’ve personally never tried that but if understand correctly you’re wondering about using a charcoal fire to ignite hardwood. I can’t see why that wouldn’t work. If you’re wondering about burning anthracite coal though, it won’t burn in your stove. It needs a specially built stove made for anthracite.
have a question about the heat that's produced by the Chubby coal stove. Is the heat produced and circulated, produced by a fan blowing across the burning coal, OR, is heat circulated by a fan that blows in a heat exchanger - heat box built in the stove that the coal warms up? Thank you.
Nut coal is the size it’s designed for, which averages about the size of an egg. Rice coal would be too small. I’ve also burned stove coal in it which is one size up from nut.
@@cabininthewoods517 so your 20 tons should last you over 11 YEARS(!), at approximately $590.00 (Canadian or US $$?) per year, at that rate of burn...Yes? WOW, you are making one GARGANTUAN bet on heating with coal dollars vs oil or gas or wood. Honestly, I would have to question the fiscal sanity of tying up all that dough for so very long. I hope it works out for you. Your balls are a lot bigger than mine! WHOA DOGGIES!
Depends on dealer prices in your area. I bought directly from the mine in Pennsylvania which involved a big payment up front to buy 20 tons at once, but a pretty good price of about $6.50 per 40 lb bag (almost 2 days worth of heat in my case) including shipping.
Anthracite won’t burn in a regular wood stove. It needs a stove with a shakeable grate for shaking down ash and vent-controlled airspace underneath to create bottom to top draft. It also needs a barometric damper in the stove pipe to keep the burn from getting too fast and hot.
I bought directly from the mine in Pennsylvania which involved a big payment up front to buy 20 tons at once, but a pretty good price of about $6.50 per 40 lb bag (almost 2 days worth of heat in my case) including shipping.
As a boy in Wisconsin, about 10-12 years old, I found a piece of coal, anthracite. It was nice piece, nice and black and shiny. On day I thought I wanted to set it on fire. I broke off a piece the size of a quarter. First just using a match. No luck. I then used a propane torch. Still no luck. This is what we did in the 70's when parents were at work! I did it out side, not in the house.
We've been heating with Chubby Coal Stoves in my family since the 70's. The owner is a great guy! Awesome customer service and made locally to us in Massachusetts.
Great to hear! He certainly is a great guy.
Growing up a city kid who just bought a home w/ an anthracite coal furnace I NEEDED to discover this video. I was doing so much wrong, but was on the right path.
Thanks so much!
Glad it helped!
I saw your Dad demonstrate this stove. I really like it.
I lived with my grandparents in East TN during my high school years. One of my chores was to maintain the coal stove we used for heat. I kept the coal buckets and kindling boxes filled at all times as well as the ashes dumped. I remember it well. Nice informative vid.
Love stories like this! Thanks for sharing.
Match light charcoal works really well too
Very educational thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful 🙂
Very informative video. Thank you for taking the time to make it. :)
Glad you found it helpful!
Great video!!
I have a TRIANCO TRG-45 and having major problems getting it to light now, and am thinking it could be the fan that need renewing.
It's a sealed air tight hopper.
Been using this model since they came out in the 1980s.
I will try this way though before I call an engineer.
The way the manual shows how to light it, is fill the gravity fed boiler with anthracite, shove as far up into the bed a couple of firelighters, leave door hatch at bottom open a few minutes, then close it, and turn fan on.
Then it's fingers crossed!
I live in England.
My dad was from the north of England and he often spoke well of the coal burning stoves and fireplaces in his youth.
great video...I asked and you delivered...Love your channel keep up the awesome job,,,Dan
Thanks so much, that’s great to hear!
Thanks for posting
Excellent
Why have a barometric damper and a plate damper in the flue pipe, I would think the plate damper is plenty to slow down the burn and not allow too much draft which would increase your coal consumption?
What does a ton of coal go for vs cord of hard wood.
Depends where you are and whether or not you buy coal in bulk. I paid about $450 per ton of coal including delivery. Around here equivalent amount of ready-to-burn hardwood would be slightly less than twice that price.
Is there a reason that the pot is made round than square like now a days. And is the pot wider at the top than the bottom
Do coal stoves have secondary burn tubes like modern wood stoves?
Doesn’t need them. Anthracite burns fully the first time.
I have either a salesman sample or a large child's toy,(spark stove),but either way,it works wonderfully with little chunks of wood 2x3 inches..
I'm wondering if it would be OK to start a fire with something like Kingsford charcoal and then stoke it up from there
I’ve personally never tried that but if understand correctly you’re wondering about using a charcoal fire to ignite hardwood. I can’t see why that wouldn’t work. If you’re wondering about burning anthracite coal though, it won’t burn in your stove. It needs a specially built stove made for anthracite.
have a question about the heat that's produced by the Chubby coal stove. Is the heat produced and circulated, produced by a fan blowing across the burning coal, OR, is heat
circulated by a fan that blows in a heat exchanger - heat box built in the stove that the coal
warms up? Thank you.
The second one. Two rectangular steel tubes run through the top of the combustion chamber. They get heated, and the fan blows air through them.
Nice , does this particular stove accept eggs coal size ? Or strictly rice only ?
Nut coal is the size it’s designed for, which averages about the size of an egg. Rice coal would be too small. I’ve also burned stove coal in it which is one size up from nut.
How much in Rands
Did he just say he lights his stove in Dec and it doesn’t go out till April
I did!
@@cabininthewoods517 So how do you keep it burning for so long? Like when do we need to put in more coal? How much coal is needed for 4 months?
@@SwarleySwablu I fill and service it once a day. Here in Canada I burn about ninety 40 lb bags per winter (about 5 months).
@@cabininthewoods517 so your 20 tons should last you over 11 YEARS(!), at approximately $590.00 (Canadian or US $$?) per year, at that rate of burn...Yes? WOW, you are making one GARGANTUAN bet on heating with coal dollars vs oil or gas or wood. Honestly, I would have to question the fiscal sanity of tying up all that dough for so very long. I hope it works out for you. Your balls are a lot bigger than mine! WHOA DOGGIES!
@@cabininthewoods517 About two tons then?
How much does the coal cost per bag? Thanks
Depends on dealer prices in your area. I bought directly from the mine in Pennsylvania which involved a big payment up front to buy 20 tons at once, but a pretty good price of about $6.50 per 40 lb bag (almost 2 days worth of heat in my case) including shipping.
@@cabininthewoods517 Thanks. I love your channel!
@@andrewmeitner4818 Really appreciate that!
I just bought a 50lbs bag from. Tractor supply for like $12
Why is your stove special is it made with different steal or whatever can you not burn your coal in say a regular wood stove for some reason
Anthracite won’t burn in a regular wood stove. It needs a stove with a shakeable grate for shaking down ash and vent-controlled airspace underneath to create bottom to top draft. It also needs a barometric damper in the stove pipe to keep the burn from
getting too fast and hot.
@@cabininthewoods517 very interesting thankyou.
steel
@@dks13827 Some scavengers steal steel and sell it at unscrupulous scrapyards. ;)
You can just use rubbing alcohol to light the coals if you want to save $$.
You mean the wood? Yes, that would work fine too. Definitely wouldn’t work to light the anthracite directly though.
@@cabininthewoods517 Try it on the anthracite too; let me know your results.
Where do you buy the coal
I bought directly from the mine in Pennsylvania which involved a big payment up front to buy 20 tons at once, but a pretty good price of about $6.50 per 40 lb bag (almost 2 days worth of heat in my case) including shipping.
@@cabininthewoods517is the 20 tons what you use in a winter season?