Hey guys.... Haven't been on here in a while..... Heating season is coming to a close..... I made it through a winter with my EKO 60, without storage and with poorly dried wood (most was in the 30% range).... Burned roughly 18 full cord heating the house, my 2000 sq foot heated shop, the milkhouse, and about 100 gallons/day of HOT HOT (170 ish) water in the milkhouse.... Not too bad all things considered.....
But, I'm thinking of maybe getting some coal to use next year in the real cold temps.... I know when it gets down below zero, my storage won't hold me overnight.... Longer fires will be necessary and that's when I'll be really chucking the wood.... If I could use coal during that time, even if just at night, it'd be very handy and cut down my wood consumption......
So, can bituminous coal be burned in a downdraft gassifier? Seems so, as bituminous is considered "dirty" because of the high amount of volatiles in it.....
What do you guys think?
But, I'm thinking of maybe getting some coal to use next year in the real cold temps.... I know when it gets down below zero, my storage won't hold me overnight.... Longer fires will be necessary and that's when I'll be really chucking the wood.... If I could use coal during that time, even if just at night, it'd be very handy and cut down my wood consumption......
So, can bituminous coal be burned in a downdraft gassifier? Seems so, as bituminous is considered "dirty" because of the high amount of volatiles in it.....
What do you guys think?