[TheForge] water on the fire and how much fuel?

Mon Jul 8 10:48:00 2002

Ted,

I too like to keep my coal watered.  It does slow the burning and improve
the coke formation.  I add water around the top of my coal mound whenever I
see fire beyond the limit of my working area.  I've ever been burned by
steam.

The people that use powered blowers seem to break up their coke clusters
more than I do and don't seem to add water.  That may be a necessity because
of the powered blower needing more fuel.  Like Bill, I keep my fresh coal
high on the sides and push the whole pile in as I need more coke - only
breaking up the edges of the pile.

My coal has a good amount of fines and that seems to help fuse the coke
together.

Walt

-----Original Message-----
From: Fiorini & Skiles <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, July 08, 2002 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] water on the fire and how much fuel?

>Using water on your fire keeps the coal from burning so fast that you do
not
>get a good bank of coke.  When I use a coal fire, especially for Damascus,
I
>use a lot of coal on both sides of the fire for a reduced atmosphere and
>plenty of water to keep the coal wet most of the time.  Francis Whitaker
>always ground his coal and wet packed it in the fire pot and used plenty of
>water during the day.
>Bill
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>> I do use water... and have been told I was wrong for doing so. I have
also
>> used wet coal and been told that was wrong. At times I am unsure of what
>is
>> right or wrong. I like to use a tin can on a metal handle and a Tennessee
>> Valve (a couple of holes half way up in an upside down triangle I think)
>to
>> put water around the coal on the outside. I was told by a friend it
>protects
>> the firepot from burning...but then it also produces a few steam burns to
>the
>> hand :>)
>>
>>             Ted Jones
>>
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