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Posted by Heatpro on January 12, 2006 at 10:22:32:
In Reply to: 100 Year Old Coal Boiler - Self-Feeder? posted by Mark on January 12, 2006 at 02:16:55:
Installing a self-feeder can depend on the position of the boiler and the access doors available. If the boiler is a wet-base and there is no place for another feed to the grate, then a stoker would interfere with cleanout.
Any boiler is now over 84% AFUE efficiency and there really aren't 'junk' boilers made, so the plan is to get a good installer that can make the installation as best as possible.
You might consider it time to get a stoker boiler.
http://www.alternateheatingsystems.com/coalboilers.htm
http://www.globalhydronics.com/coal.html
http://www.harmanstoves.com/doc/magnumstokerm.pdf