Stoves that are deep as in how deep can the ashes get

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Huntindog1

Huntindog1

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Dec 6, 2011
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I was wondering if when buying stoves does anyone consider the depth of how much ashes the stove can hold?

My stove isnt that deep and can not hold very much of an ash bed, so it has to be cleaned often.

The ash drawer is nice as it keeps the ash dust down. I tried scooping ashes into my coal bucket but if they are a little warm the ashes rise up into the air and create a dusty room. The Ash drawer keeps that from happening. So its a nice feature. I have seen ash buckets with lids as an option. Or the Ash vacuum but don't know if it can sweep up hot coals.

Then another aspect besides the ash depth is if the stove is square so you can load north/south or east/west.

My stove can take a 20" split e/w but only a 14.5" n/s. So thats a bummer.

So what stoves have a good ash Depth?
 
My Mansfield can hold a lot of ash - I'd guess a 4-5 inch ash bed is typical when I don't need to really push the heat. I'll remove more ash to fit more wood when temps drop. N/S loading all the way here during the cold weather, although when temps aren't too cool, I'll go N/S for the bottom row and E/W above it - give a nice hot fire. My stove does not like to run with a full load E/W, or at least not as well as N/S, due to how the air enters to box at front/bottom/center. Cheers!
 
Blaze King, King models have a depth of 9" from the bottom of the firebox to the bottom of the door opening; that's a lot of ash and coal volume prior to required ash removal. It's likely the deepest ash "reservoir" of any modern woodstove (not including a wood furnace or boiler). The firebox is also deep and wide in the other two dimensions, so loading N-S is easy, and how I prefer to load. These geometries/measurements contributed to my choosing this stove and model.

And I don't find it, well, um, as ugly as some others seem to: Firebox size, heat output, controllability, and time between reloads are all BEAUTIFUL to the eyes of this beholder! :coolsmile:
 
Hmmm..function over form..imagine that...not only that my wife claims I pay more attention to the stove then her at times..she went on to say good thing it's sorta ugly or you would probably sleep with it also. lol.
 
The T6 has a fairly deep ash bed. When burning 24/7, I usually wait until I can no longer keep the boost manifold clear. Sometimes I will put it off until ash is starting to spill over the door lip.
 
I recently built up about 3-4" of ash in the front of my stove and 5-6" in the back. The coal beds and heat retention I got were simply amazing - but the stove capacity was hugely diminished. So I'd get long even low heat but it was harder to load for long burns.

When I emptied it into this bucket, it filled it more than halfway in a SINGLE event of emptying the stove.

http://www.amazon.com/Landmann-1508...JH18/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324502025&sr=8-1

In other words, I had roughly ~3 gallons of ash in the stove.
 
Huntindog1 said:
I was wondering if when buying stoves does anyone consider the depth of how much ashes the stove can hold?

My stove isnt that deep and can not hold very much of an ash bed, so it has to be cleaned often.

The ash drawer is nice as it keeps the ash dust down. I tried scooping ashes into my coal bucket but if they are a little warm the ashes rise up into the air and create a dusty room. The Ash drawer keeps that from happening. So its a nice feature. I have seen ash buckets with lids as an option. Or the Ash vacuum but don't know if it can sweep up hot coals.

Then another aspect besides the ash depth is if the stove is square so you can load north/south or east/west.

My stove can take a 20" split e/w but only a 14.5" n/s. So thats a bummer.

So what stoves have a good ash Depth?
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Guess I may as well quit posting how to avoid this as it keeps coming up over and over so I'll just say there is absolutely no need for ash dust. It is all in how you handle it and I learned this before I was age 6. That is when I started cleaning ashes and after the first time I had to dust the entire house because of the dust I created. I learned very quick how to handle the ashes so there is no dust. It is easy to do too.
 
I have to admit I can make a mess with the fine ash from my stove also.
I guess I could spray it with a fine water mist if the stove is on the way cool side.
 
I know every time I take out the ashes I always try to be very careful and remove them slowly but it never fails I always end up spilling a shovel full and the dust goes everywhere. In the winter when the stove is burning we dust and clean the entire house everyday so not much ash dust found here.
 
Backwoods Savage said:
Huntindog1 said:
I was wondering if when buying stoves does anyone consider the depth of how much ashes the stove can hold?

My stove isnt that deep and can not hold very much of an ash bed, so it has to be cleaned often.

The ash drawer is nice as it keeps the ash dust down. I tried scooping ashes into my coal bucket but if they are a little warm the ashes rise up into the air and create a dusty room. The Ash drawer keeps that from happening. So its a nice feature. I have seen ash buckets with lids as an option. Or the Ash vacuum but don't know if it can sweep up hot coals.

Then another aspect besides the ash depth is if the stove is square so you can load north/south or east/west.

My stove can take a 20" split e/w but only a 14.5" n/s. So thats a bummer.

So what stoves have a good ash Depth?
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Guess I may as well quit posting how to avoid this as it keeps coming up over and over so I'll just say there is absolutely no need for ash dust. It is all in how you handle it and I learned this before I was age 6. That is when I started cleaning ashes and after the first time I had to dust the entire house because of the dust I created. I learned very quick how to handle the ashes so there is no dust. It is easy to do too.
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Common Sense Is Not That Common
 
Backwoods Savage said:
Huntindog1 said:
I was wondering if when buying stoves does anyone consider the depth of how much ashes the stove can hold?

My stove isnt that deep and can not hold very much of an ash bed, so it has to be cleaned often.

The ash drawer is nice as it keeps the ash dust down. I tried scooping ashes into my coal bucket but if they are a little warm the ashes rise up into the air and create a dusty room. The Ash drawer keeps that from happening. So its a nice feature. I have seen ash buckets with lids as an option. Or the Ash vacuum but don't know if it can sweep up hot coals.

Then another aspect besides the ash depth is if the stove is square so you can load north/south or east/west.

My stove can take a 20" split e/w but only a 14.5" n/s. So thats a bummer.

So what stoves have a good ash Depth?
Click to expand...

Guess I may as well quit posting how to avoid this as it keeps coming up over and over so I'll just say there is absolutely no need for ash dust. It is all in how you handle it and I learned this before I was age 6. That is when I started cleaning ashes and after the first time I had to dust the entire house because of the dust I created. I learned very quick how to handle the ashes so there is no dust. It is easy to do too.
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Do you have a secret?
 
OOO please fill me in
 
The "secret" is simply to move very slowly.

On the subject of deep ash, my stove is a top-loader. I remove ash when I don't have enough room left in the stove for any overnight burn, about three times a year.

I need most of an ash can to empty the stove. The thick bed of ash makes the stove easy to run. Stir the ashes, expose some coals. Full air while I make coffee or perform ablutions, then a handfull of the 1" rounds I don't waste and off and running.
 
Ash Dragon is a wonderful tool for cleaning out the ashes with no mess. I have the ash bucket out in the driveway - i fill the ash dragon - in the stove and ensure the lid is closed on it - take it out and dump into ash bucket so that they can die out before disposing. It is by far my most favorite fireplace tool!
 
...had to look up 'ablutions' :-(
 
I also use an Ash Dragon, I scoop out a load most mornings and there is almost no dust. Last year I used an ash shovel and small metal garbage can. I went a slow as possible but still there was a lot of dust. The Ash Dragon is quick and easy.
 
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