Adding a blower on my hand fired coal stove

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digger104

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Sep 6, 2008
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Central Pa.
I'm thinking about adding a blower on the bottom door of my hand fired tasso wood - coal boiler, The stove has been burning the coal very nicely, but I thought that I could add a blower for faster start ups and hotter fire when needed, What size blower should I use ( CFM ) I would like to keep the physical size down, I will have to cut the door so I should have some type of flange mount, also where would a good place to buy a blower, I have been scouting E-bay. I have used the shop air compressor but kinda a pain and quit a bit of dust, which is not to bad being in my work shop.
 
You can get the blower from Grainger's, get a squirrel cage type about 50 cfm.
 
your going to need a draft inducer type of blower cfm are low and that will help you from over fireing.This is how some coal burners come new!
 
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