Ashford 30 owners, pics of glass please?

Here is mine. I haven't cleaned it in well over a month. On average, its the cleanest glass of any stove I've had. Considering its almost always running low.

my parents are running an ashford and after about 5 days the glass is so black you can hardly see any flame. With the constant -25 to -30 C that we've had for the last month here in ontario, the stove been heating great and using slightly less wood than the super 27 that was in there before. But come spring time its coming out just due to the glass issue and a Pacific is going back in, more than likely one of the new Neo's

skinanbones said:

my parents are running an ashford and after about 5 days the glass is so black you can hardly see any flame. With the constant -25 to -30 C that we've had for the last month here in ontario, the stove been heating great and using slightly less wood than the super 27 that was in there before. But come spring time its coming out just due to the glass issue and a Pacific is going back in, more than likely one of the new Neo's

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They need drier wood! That's all.

16 ft. is a lot of stack, 45s should hurt much I wouldn't think. What do the manuals say?

Woody Stover said:

16 ft. is a lot of stack, 45s should hurt much I wouldn't think. What do the manuals say?

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I think he is saying the whole thing is 16ft.

12 feet is the minimum standard chimney height and if you have any bends in the run you need to increase the height 30 to 60 % to make up for loss of draft.

Here is what duravent says about this in their literature..........Click on the "typical installation " tab .......And scroll to the bottom of the page

http://www.duravent.com/Product.aspx?hProduct=1

NVHunter said:

I wouldn't and won't be able to add 30 to 60% I'm the height of the chimney.

I guess I'll see what happens. 16 to 17 feet still should work. Do 45 elbows hurt the draft that much?

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If you have a tall chimney to begin with , like say over 20+ feet then the elbows affect the draft less ........But they still affect the draft.

When your dealing with a shorter chimney then it is a much bigger deal and has a larger effect.
Member Zanimal might be finding that out right now.

Why are you limited on the height that you can go ?

NVHunter said:

Webbie, how tall is your chimney system?

My plans are calling for a 16 foot chimney (measured from the top of the stove) with 2, 45 elbows to allow for an 8 3/4" offset. Is this too short for the Ashford or the Cape Cod?

I'm nervous I'll have draft problems.

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I am close to 13' total. I can leave the door wide open with little to no smoke escaping. The cape cod had issues on that flue. I even added an additional 5' but still smoked when the door was opened.

The cod has a huge door and a super tiny bypass. It's bypass is smaller than a liberty. On a short flue, 45's will have a substantial impact on draft.

23 pages of Blaze King talk on another thread and only one pic posted here in response to the original poster's request? And that one response praises the clear glass benefits of a Blaze King? I never considered a BK because of their reputation for nasty glass which was a negative to the #1 item on my list of "musts." What is going on here?

NVHunter said:

Would switching to 30 degree elbows be benifical over 45s or is an elbow an elbow, and it's going to screw the draft no matter what?

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A 30 degree elbow is better than a 45 degree for draft.... How much ? I don't know.....But its a better choice.

Put up the 16 feet chimney............If it isn't enough then add another section of chimney.

I don't know what brand you are using but I used duravent brand and its twist lock connections.
I added a four foot section to my chimney and it took me all of 5 minutes to get up on the roof and take off the cap and twist lock the new section on .

Paul L said:

23 pages of Blaze King talk on another thread and only one pic posted here in response to the original poster's request? And that one response praises the clear glass benefits of a Blaze King? I never considered a BK because of their reputation for nasty glass which was a negative to the #1 item on my list of "musts." What is going on here?

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It's a brand new stove, probably not that many owners of one here....

NVHunter said:

Would switching to 30 degree elbows be benifical over 45s or is an elbow an elbow, and it's going to screw the draft no matter what?

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I am interested in what others have to say about your set-up because if I go thru with my plans I have the same issue.
Thanks for posting this.

skinanbones said:

my parents are running an ashford and after about 5 days the glass is so black you can hardly see any flame. With the constant -25 to -30 C that we've had for the last month here in ontario, the stove been heating great and using slightly less wood than the super 27 that was in there before. But come spring time its coming out just due to the glass issue and a Pacific is going back in, more than likely one of the new Neo's

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Wanna sell it, cheap :D ?

NVHunter said:

I was hoping some of you Ashford owners out there could post some pictures of your stoves glass door. I'm curious how blackened they are after some time of burning? Seems like there's a hand full of people who have this stove now and I'm curious how dark the glass gets after a series of burns.

Is it possible to get a good flame view with this stove? I know it's got to be turned up high to achieve a good flame show right.

Thanks

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Here ya go NVHunter...........This is how It looks all the time........heheheheh...........Not.


This is more of reality.............And is after a low burn with not so perfect wood.....