Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.

On 8/21/13 11:22 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.


The stove in the cabin out by the river is a multi-fuel stove, and our
partner, who spends more time there in the winter, buys large sacks of
dried corn fuel, 50-pound sacks, I think. We talked about it a couple of
times, and I think I remember him saying the corn burned hotter but was
fussier to get and keep burning properly than pellets. I don't mess with
the stove; I just turn on the electric baseboard heater if it gets
really cold.

In article ,
says...

Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.

Heating with corn

For all of these grievances, big and small, there is apparently no ready
answer. Until now. In the past ten years, there has been a revival of a
heating method so obviously efficient that it is remarkable how few
people know of it: using corn for fuel. A corn stove does not burn
stalks or left-over cobs. It burns kernels, less than a handful at a
time. No, the corn doesn?t snap, crackle, or pop. (One of the things
people ask is whether the corn pops as it burns.) Corn contains oil and
ethanol, which burn cleaner than other fuels, and more cheaply, too.
Once you learn how valuable this reasonably priced source of fuel is,
you have to wonder why someone in the government has not caught on to
the idea of using corn for more of America?s energy needs. Given the
current political climate in DC, maybe you don?t wonder at all (but more
about that later).

Corn stoves have been used in the South and Southwest since 1969, when
the stove was invented by Carroll Buckner of Arden, NC. The most famous
demonstration of the stove was in the Oval Office, installed during the
administration of President Jimmy Carter. Even that, as grand a
promotion as one could ask for, was evidently not enough to create a
rush of orders nationally.

Here in New England where people are likely to mistrust ideas that come
?from away,? the corn stove might look to some like a southerner?s
gimmick to use up waste corn. Northerners might also think that any
stove used in the South will not really do the job in their cold
climate. They would be wrong about that.

In the last few years, corn stoves have been showing up for
demonstration at county fairs all over New England. You might have seen
one and passed on by, thinking it was just one more wood stove. The only
difference, at first glance, is that the fire burning in the glass
window is tiny compared to a wood fire. Small as it is, it is capable of
producing 60,000 BTUs or more. A lot of heat.

On 8/21/13 12:06 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:43:13 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 8/21/13 11:22 AM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.


The stove in the cabin out by the river is a multi-fuel stove, and our
partner, who spends more time there in the winter, buys large sacks of
dried corn fuel, 50-pound sacks, I think. We talked about it a couple of
times, and I think I remember him saying the corn burned hotter but was
fussier to get and keep burning properly than pellets. I don't mess with
the stove; I just turn on the electric baseboard heater if it gets
really cold.

I had a coal stove in my Md house. I imagine my Ex still has it.

If you burned hard coal it was really pretty clean and didn't smell
bad.
I got lucky when I met a guy from West Virginia who hauled UHG hard
coal to Dahlgen a few days a week. I rescued him on 270 one night, got
him to the IBM Gaithersburg office where he could get a service truck
to get his truck going and the next day he dropped about a ton of coal
in my yard.
I bet she is still working her way through that. This was that real
shiny anthracite that doesn't leave any residue on your hands, burns
blue with no smoke. It looks like black glass. A few of baseball sized
chunks will burn for hours.



If I were building anew up here, I'd still go with gas heat units, with
earth-cooled piping for heat pump air conditioning coolant. Coal? No
way, Jose.

On 8/21/13 12:55 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:31:01 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:


I had a coal stove in my Md house. I imagine my Ex still has it.

If you burned hard coal it was really pretty clean and didn't smell
bad.
I got lucky when I met a guy from West Virginia who hauled UHG hard
coal to Dahlgen a few days a week. I rescued him on 270 one night, got
him to the IBM Gaithersburg office where he could get a service truck
to get his truck going and the next day he dropped about a ton of coal
in my yard.
I bet she is still working her way through that. This was that real
shiny anthracite that doesn't leave any residue on your hands, burns
blue with no smoke. It looks like black glass. A few of baseball sized
chunks will burn for hours.



If I were building anew up here, I'd still go with gas heat units, with
earth-cooled piping for heat pump air conditioning coolant. Coal? No
way, Jose.

I probably wouldn't do it again but when I found that anthracite, I
found little to complain about. This isn't the garden variety high
sulfur bitumen most people think of when they think coal. I am not
sure what the Navy was doing with it but this was some pretty coal,
something like 98% pure carbon. I think it was well over $100 a ton in
1980 when I got it.

Down here, heat is not really an important consideration. We seldom
turn on any kind of heater. The windows are open most of the "winter".



We had some "cool" nights in NE Florida, but hardly enough to have the
heat on for more than an hour or two. The summers were AC All the Time.
This summer here has been warm, though we have had a few week long
breaks when the daily temp was in the low 70's. I really prefer southern
New England summers and NE Florida winters.

On Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:19:45 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...

Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.

Heating with corn

For all of these grievances, big and small, there is apparently no ready
answer. Until now. In the past ten years, there has been a revival of a
heating method so obviously efficient that it is remarkable how few
people know of it: using corn for fuel. A corn stove does not burn
stalks or left-over cobs. It burns kernels, less than a handful at a
time. No, the corn doesn?t snap, crackle, or pop. (One of the things
people ask is whether the corn pops as it burns.) Corn contains oil and
ethanol, which burn cleaner than other fuels, and more cheaply, too.
Once you learn how valuable this reasonably priced source of fuel is,
you have to wonder why someone in the government has not caught on to
the idea of using corn for more of America?s energy needs. Given the
current political climate in DC, maybe you don?t wonder at all (but more
about that later).

Corn stoves have been used in the South and Southwest since 1969, when
the stove was invented by Carroll Buckner of Arden, NC. The most famous
demonstration of the stove was in the Oval Office, installed during the
administration of President Jimmy Carter. Even that, as grand a
promotion as one could ask for, was evidently not enough to create a
rush of orders nationally.

Here in New England where people are likely to mistrust ideas that come
?from away,? the corn stove might look to some like a southerner?s
gimmick to use up waste corn. Northerners might also think that any
stove used in the South will not really do the job in their cold
climate. They would be wrong about that.

In the last few years, corn stoves have been showing up for
demonstration at county fairs all over New England. You might have seen
one and passed on by, thinking it was just one more wood stove. The only
difference, at first glance, is that the fire burning in the glass
window is tiny compared to a wood fire. Small as it is, it is capable of
producing 60,000 BTUs or more. A lot of heat.

So when did you move to New England, Kevin?

John (Gun Nut) H.
--

Hope you're having a great day!

On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 12:22:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or

dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any

experience out there with them? Thanks.

BTW.. just what does this stove "duel" with... the fireplace?
Did you mean 'dual'..

On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:00:44 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 12:22:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:

Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or



dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any



experience out there with them? Thanks.



BTW.. just what does this stove "duel" with... the fireplace?

Did you mean 'dual'..

Did *you* mean dual? As in a question mark, eh donnie?

Stick to bow legs, that's your strength.

On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 21:37:39 UTC-3, wrote:
On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:00:44 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:

On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 12:22:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:



Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or







dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any







experience out there with them? Thanks.







BTW.. just what does this stove "duel" with... the fireplace?



Did you mean 'dual'..



Did *you* mean dual? As in a question mark, eh donnie?



Stick to bow legs, that's your strength.


How are the 'Palm Sisters' treating you these days, JackOff?
Do they insist on gloves to protect them after your nasty disease?

On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 9:09:10 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 21:37:39 UTC-3, wrote:

On Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:00:44 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:



On Wednesday, 21 August 2013 12:22:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:







Saw a duel fuel stove the other day... It said it ran on pellets or
dried corn. I have never heard of a corn fired stove, any insight, any
experience out there with them? Thanks.


BTW.. just what does this stove "duel" with... the fireplace?

Did you mean 'dual'..


Did *you* mean dual? As in a question mark, eh donnie?
Stick to bow legs, that's your strength.


How are the 'Palm Sisters' treating you these days, JackOff?
Do they insist on gloves to protect them after your nasty disease?

Heh, heh... must have struck a nerve. Now you're acting like a typical snotty canuck.