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Homemade outdoor steam boiler ?
QUESTION:Has anyone made, or seen a homemade outdoor wood-fired steam boiler
that pipes steam heat indoors ? or has any insight on developing
plans to build one ?
ANSWER: Actually, I am burnign a little coal right now. I am getting "Stoker
Coal" from my father in law. 40 years ago he converted a rental unit from a
coal boiler to a gas boiler. For the last 40 years he has never gotten rid
of the coal from the coal chute. I do not know how much he has, but he has
been bringing it in 5 gal buckets. I have burned 3 buckets worth so far.
It is gravel sized. I don't really know how well it is doing, as on most
days I build a fire, and then leave for my day job. By the time I get home,
the fire is usually out, and the woodshop is warm.
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