I have a Hampton h1300 ,with the cold snap i have been running the stove 24 hours a day. This morning the coal bed was pretty deep, I just have been adding wood, but should I let it die out and clean?
Once it gets close to the bottom of the door, I usually empty first thing in the morning. I just rake the coals to one side and empty the ash. I try to leave as many of the coals as I can.
I have a Hampton h1300 ,with the cold snap i have been running the stove 24 hours a day. This morning the coal bed was pretty deep, I just have been adding wood, but should I let it die out and clean?
We've been burning 24/7 for a while now and removing ashes and retaining coals always is a little dance: keep the hot coals, remove the ash, without getting everything in the house dusty. As a Christmas gift, my daughter got me these items which makes this process significantly easier with SO much less mess:
Ember Extractor and Ash Scoop
At first I thought these were a little too fussy and over the top but, they are really great. They cost a little bit but hey, I don't get yelled at about ash dust in the laundry room anymore.
I will clean my stove out, maybe, once a month. I usually will not reload on Friday night, but, will still have to wait until late Saturday night before all the ash embers are cool enough. Place them in a steel bucket, then scatter them on the snow in the back yard where we just planted grass last year.
I will only do this if the outside temps are above freezing.
We have the ash door/pan, but, have never, and probably will never use it. Looks like it could get pretty messy.
I've heard that the ash can put back some minerals into the lawn but I can't say for sure. I spread my small jotul ashes out over the lawn. I keep the ones from the summit in a covered small garbage pail. I take them out back when full and heap them on a pile I've had for years now. I wait till its raining or has rained before I take them out and never when hot. I know some folks put them in the drive to assist in traction, that is if you have a dirt/gravel drive.I was just going to ask advice on what people do with the ashes once they are cold/no longer a fire hazard. I've been keeping mine in a large steel ash can (tightly covered) which is starting to get pretty full. Does spreading the ashes over the lawn have any benefit?
I was just going to ask advice on what people do with the ashes once they are cold/no longer a fire hazard. I've been keeping mine in a large steel ash can (tightly covered) which is starting to get pretty full. Does spreading the ashes over the lawn have any benefit?
How often should I let the fire die out and clean the ashes?
I like the looks of the Ember Extractor, but they need to make one of those with a much longer handle for big deep fireboxes. 16" is too short, it needs to be more like 24".
I actually find it's worse, much worse, with hickory than with oak. And even though hickory is generally considered just about the best firewood, this actually makes me favor oak.This is a common problem with the newer stoves and if the wood is anywhere near questionable, the coaling problem only gets worse.
I use mine all the time. Not messy. I like it. Once I forgot to replace the drain plug though - that coulda been scary in retrospect. I now leave it out on the floor of the house (not in the stove), so I'll see if I forget it.We have the ash door/pan, but, have never, and probably will never use it. Looks like it could get pretty messy.