Recent content by wellfan

How are any of you guys geting in with your boilers? I posted a few years back about issues with crap anthracite. Found a great new coal merchant, but unfortunately he is now getting crap anthracite from his supplier, and he has agreed, as he also runs one of these boilers himself. So looks like...

Yep, never had a problem going off with my wife for a long weekend, the boiler would always be still alive on our return. I do think we are seeing the end of decent anthracite, I have been fighting a battle since 2018 trying to find a decent supply, present supply is the best so far, by a long way.

Yep, CPL suck! Your story is an exact mirror of mine, use of poker was frequent, I actually bent one on the clinker as it was so hard. This new supplier seems like a decent guy, I explained my issue to him before proceeding with an order for six bags, has gone well so far now on my second...

Hi Falladaboy, I feel your pain. I was just about to give up on ours until I found a new coal merchant who has supplied us with wonderful anthracite, our third attempt. First real clinkering in a very long time, unfortunately he is probably too far away from you. He is just a very small family...

If anyone still watching this, I can confirm that crap fuel is the issue. Been using a TRG45 for over 35 years, and Anthracite supplies where I live are just awful. Really disappointing as this system is wonderful when it works, but poor quality anthracite is its nemesis.