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I bought a few bags of coal a few years ago to throw in the
woodstoves. It consisted of chunks about the size of a brick on
average. Towards the end of winter my shop woodstove stopped drawing
well and when I finally got up on the shop roof to see what was up I
found the bird screen/spark arrester mesh clocked up with a crusty
soot. I cleaned all that crud off and bought one of those chimney
sweeping logs that claim to clean your flue as they burn. I've been
judicious in my burning of coal since then. In truth I gave the rest
of the coal away.

Warren

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:55 PM,  <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:
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>
>> >Ah, some.  Not all.  Hydro here <g>
>
> True, but my posit still stands.  If we shut down the coal generators, your
> hydro would suddenly become so valuable that everyone in the country would
> be bidding against you for it and you'd have to pull the plug anyway.
>
> We have hydro here too, there is a hydro facility not 16 miles from here
> (TVA South Holston Dam) but in our case (not so much in your case, but it's
> still a factor) the electricity generated there goes into a pool and is used
> by whomever happens to need it and buys it at the time.
>
> Can't escape the effects of coal, although you might not be a sooty with it
> as the rest of us, it's smoke waifs everywhere.
>
>
> James
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