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 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?