Ashes all over the living room.

[ndk1]

Hello to all,
been a while since I've posted here. I have a peculiar problem with my RSF Opel 2 and was hoping someone could help with a solution.

Whenever I open the door to insert more wood, ashes fall on the hearth and when I turn the fan back on, they are sucked in and distributed through the room and upstairs where I have installed a heat dump with a fan.
This seems to be an oversight from the part of RSF. The louvre us too low and ashes accumulate in the bottom part of the unit, where all the electrical stuff is located. Can't just sweep it out, there is a lip and the inky way to clean it up so it doesn't get sucked into the air flow, is to wait until the unit cools down and vacuum it. Thus can be potentially dangerous so it's not something I do unless I'm sure there are no embers in the pile.

Anyone else ran into this problem? Any ideas/advice appreciated.

Thanks

 

[pen]

I'd either try and alter the way you load wood into the stove or else consider purchasing an ash vac so you don't have to wait for them to be stone cold.

You may also find helpful info by reading this other active thread related to a messy hearth https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/89444/

pen

 

[Adkjake]

Not to overstate the obvious, but are you opening to door a little too fast perhaps? When my stove is really warm, sometimes happens to me. I find that if I first just open the door a crack, leave it like that for 15 - 30 seconds and then open SLOWLY, much less ash flys.

Just a thought

 

[eyefish2]

Not to overstate the obvious, but are you opening to door a little too fast perhaps? When my stove is really warm, sometimes happens to me. I find that if I first just open the door a crack, leave it like that for 15 - 30 seconds and then open SLOWLY, much less ash flys.

Just a thought

I have found the same to be true with the front door on my oslo. Open the door slow and wait a few seconds, the ash tends to go back into the stove. Probably 90% less ash out the door and on the floor by slowly opening the door. The only problem with this is it is hard to remember all the time.

 

[pgmr]

I use a little dustpan and broom from Target. It gets ~95% of the mess up and tossed back into the stove before turning the fan back on.

 

[LLigetfa]

Not to overstate the obvious, but are you opening to door a little too fast perhaps?

My wife does that with ours. One time I oiled the hinge and it swung so effortlessly that she nearly took her nose off.

What I do is to just open it a crack to let a little air leak in around the gasket to increase the draft. Then I close it and open it again a little to knock off the ash that is sitting on the lip and the gasket. After that, open it slowly like there was a dangerous animal lurking inside.

I have the central blower option on mine but I reversed it to blow air up into the bottom of the stove and out the front. That way it doesn't suck in sawdust and ashes.