Make Sure Those Ashes Are Cold...

[velvetfoot]

...before putting them in the garbage.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Rotterdam-fire-ruled-accidental-4213995.php

 

[katwillny]

Yes, very true, thanks for posting. There was an accident a few years back in Connecticut and a few people perished.

 

[ddahlgren]

Mine go into a sealed metal container then outside at least 5 feet from the house. Overkill maybe but never have to worry. They go into a plastic bag days later to give to a local chicken farmer as i was told chickens love playing in the to get rid of natural pests that get on their skin. So recycled and the best way to dispose of them.

 

[Jack Fate]

...before putting them in the garbage.

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Rotterdam-fire-ruled-accidental-4213995.php

I'll wager they were Not regulars of this forum group.

I'll thank all you out there again for all your useful & insightful
Information

Cheers

 

[tlc1976]

Mine go into a metal container with a lid. I set them in the outside fire pit till next cleaning. Then I dump them in the woods. Gotta love those popcorn cans you get for Christmas.

 

[begreen]

It's hard at this time to be sure your ashes are cold, so I just assume they are not. Never set the ash can down on a combustible. Even yard leaves can catch fire from an ash can. I have our metal ash can set on 3 bricks on the porch.

 

[BrowningBAR]

Water your ashes and you don't have anything to worry about.

 

[begreen]

Water your ashes and you don't have anything to worry about.

5 gallons of ash is already heavy enough to haul out to the garden. I couldn't do it wet.

Question: Isn't it hard to water ashes outdoors at -10 degrees?

 

[bag of hammers]

Water your ashes and you don't have anything to worry about.

once again, a Cousin Eddie flashback. why is this happening....?

 

[BrowningBAR]

5 gallons of ash is already heavy enough to haul out to the garden. I couldn't do it wet.

Question: Isn't it hard to water ashes outdoors at -10 degrees?

When it is too cold to use the hose, I dump a pitcher of water into the ash bucket and then two more on to the ash pile after it has been dumped.

 

[BrowningBAR]

once again, a Cousin Eddie flashback. why is this happening....?

I have to empty my bladder anyhow. Might as well multi-task, Clark.

 

[Slow1]

I have to empty my bladder anyhow. Might as well multi-task, Clark.

Hmm... not the same at -10* though somehow.

 

[Mitch Newton]

My ash can has burnt me more than my stove. I touched the side of the metal can while setting it outside. I wasn't quite awake yet.

 

[bag of hammers]

Hmm... not the same at -10* though somehow.

Could even be a bit dangerous....

 

[bag of hammers]

My ash can has burnt me more than my stove. I touched the side of the metal can while setting it outside. I wasn't quite awake yet.

Even the outside can can get hot. I got a big (20 gal..? ) metal can with locking lid sitting on a concrete pad outside in the gravel. At least one time that can got pretty warm along one side from a bit of ashes carried out and dumped in there several hours before. Being a weekend burner, I'll probably only have to empty that big can once in the spring.