Beer Belly
Minister of Fire
I was thinking the same thing.....one slip, and OMG !!. I know even with our Ash Bucket, it's always on my mind.
My ash solution for the Jotul F55 (pic heavy)
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Beer Belly
Minister of Fire
Never, never, leave the bucket on the Front Porch
....if it's a wood floor. Had a friend leave his bucket on his deck.....woke the next morning to a burned out hole in his deck with the bucket just under it.....burned right thru.....and be sure the top is secured so a gust doesn't blow it off.
Beer Belly
Minister of Fire
Never, never, leave the bucket on the Front Porch
....if it's a wood floor. Had a friend leave his bucket on his deck.....woke the next morning to a burned out hole in his deck with the bucket just under it.....burned right thru.....and be sure the top is secured so a gust doesn't blow it off.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Ditto. Saw a house burn down from this two years ago. Seen another two consumed by a vacuum in a closet, after vacuuming up around the stove.Never, never, leave the bucket on the Front Porch
Ash buckets and ash vacuum are kept on flagstone patio.
Holzstapel
Burning Hunk
I like this contraption! I haven't perfected a method for raking the coals forward and removing only the ashes. I do my best with the fireplace tools that we have. When i need to get a big load of ashes out, I use a metal landscaping shovel that takes out about 90% of what is in the firebox in one shot. I have a small kitchen garbage bag all ready to go at the opening of the stove and slide the shovel into that. This is only done on a cold stove after i have made sure there are no hot coals in the box.
Nick Mystic
Minister of Fire
Just a word of warning - ashes can contain hot coals for up to several days! Don't ask me how I know this! Best practice is to always put your ashes into a metal bucket with a metal lid. Believe me, it is much better to be safe than sorry.
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Niko
Minister of Fire
Id pay good money form ash vaccuum that i can stick into my stove to get ash out while coals are hot.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Most don't want a vacuumed-clean stove during the burning season.best to keep at least an inch of ash in most stoves.
When raking the coals, ash naturally filters to bottom and coals rise to the top. So, just push those coals aside, scoop out some ash, and then redistribute what you're leaving evenly across the floor of the firebox.
You'll save fuel if you keep your embers and you won't have a fire hazard with hot embers in a can. Take a look at this ember and ash separator or this one. It is also nice not to have to let your fire burn out in order to remove the ashes.
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