Where is this thing located that there"re no local techs who can fix it?? That"s a typical "octopus" coal burner, just thermal; there"s a gillion been converted to oil or gas by sticking a unit in the old cleanout door, and they were damm good heaters: a litle slow at first (the fire heated firebrick inside) but when the firebrick warmed, and the thermostat kicked off, it would "coast" (the firebrick cooled slowly in the air draft, putting warm air into the house for some time before kicking the fire on again). If no one local can work on them, and no advice turns up, how about checking for another gas unit, at least if there"s a fair sized city close. AND--AND--that white stuff is asbestos; the layers on the hot air pipes get old and brittle, and bumping it releases dust-part just dirt and part microscopic asbestos fibers, so try to avoid unnecessary bumping and thumping. Good luck.
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