Does anyone now where to buy an inexpensive blower with an out put of 1000- 1500 CFM'sI built my own coal stove at my work... lucky me works in a machine/fab shop so it was no problem making it.... it burns hard nut coal very well! it is a fire box within another heat exchanger box all of wich is made of 1/4" steel plate...it is encased in stone and has an 8" block wall between the stove and the building.I have an 8" cold air return pipe and a 6" heat pipe ( the idea of the 2 different sized pipes is to create positive pressure in the heat box...the blower that i am using now only blows 500 CFM'sI have 285 degree air blowing out of the 6"pipe but not enough volume it is a very cool unit!!!! i made everything for it right down to the doors and the great!!!it burns about 1 five gallon bucket of medium sized hard coal a day ( not to bad) if anyone can help me please do! Thanks , Troy

-- Troy Swift (ToyboyTroy94@aol.com), January 20, 2001

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Good for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try searching for surplus blowers on the WEB. Perhaps just surplus dealers.

-- JLS in NW AZ (stalkingbull007@AOL.com), January 20, 2001.

Troy! Sounds like you done a good thing. I might add my 2 cents worth, if ya'all want it. I don't know it all---at all, but havin been in the business of home comfort makers for over 35 years, even dummies learn some stuff. I think it would work a little better if the duct sizes were a little bigger. Is it possible to use about a 12" discharge with a 14" return? By enlarging the cubic inch area of the air flow you could use a smaller blower-like one off a gas furnace. An older "squirrel cage" blower would be fine and especially if it's belt driven. Moving warm air too fast will cool it. Try moving a lot more air with a slower speed blower--reducing the static pressure. email me if you want. I'll help however I can. hoot. Matt. 24:44

-- hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), January 20, 2001.

Troy: Hoot knows his stuff but for a blower I'd look at the Grainger catalogue. It was a good idea about the surplus outfits too. Or if your up for an outing gather up some tools and head for the nearest industrial type junkyard. Around here you can buy stuff that comes out of the scrapyard for about 14 cents/pound. Amazing what you can find there if you keep your eyes peeled and know about what you're looking for.

-- john leake (natlivent@pcpros.net), January 22, 2001.