I have been burning in my lopi liberty mostly evening's and nights, some 24/7 fires for the last week and a half and have yet to need to remove any ashes. I'm burning dry ash, oak,locust, and a few semi-seasoned maple splits. Last year I was taking ashes out of the liberty every 2 or 3 days because I thought the stove was burning better with less ashes. Turns out I was wrong. It burns better with more ash in the firebox but it is taking room away from loading wood. The only thing I've removed from the firebox in the last week and a half was the rock hard ash right in front of the dog house air. Even with 24/7 burns I find I only need to remove the ashes maybe once a week if that. I am going to have to clean it out before Friday because its going to finally get cold here again and I am going to be back to 24/7 burns again. With my old dutchwest stove I was emptying the ash pan 2 or 3 times a week and I have been burning the same kind of wood for years. I'm starting to think(which is never a good idea for me :bug: ) the stove is burning up all the ash
