Ive only been on here a little while and burning wood, but there are WAY to many stoves/wood burners out there. I could never keep track of what model has what features, cost, installation. Chimney or exhaust pipe. Im glad someone out there knows the facts cause I lost. Thats why Im here.
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Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
Ctwoodtick
Minister of Fire
As long as you’re not letting the wood smolder as a trend, you should be ok. Quick fires are the way to go during the autumn and spring.
Thanks for the info. I kinda thought I wasnt the only one to burn shorter fires. It gets too warm, and it wastes wood. My house is usually cold, my Mother said it was built on an ice mine, lol...it does get chilly tho. Im in the shade most of the day, which is great in the summer, but not now. I just worried about build up. I get it up to temp as fast as I can, and some times I let it burn out to get rid of ashes.
PAbeech
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As long as the chimney is warm/hot during a relite you shouldn't have issues. That's the info I'd gathered on here just reading around
You don’t need to let it burn out to remove ashes. Push any coals to the side and scoop the ashes out!
Thanks! Im going to try that today, or tonight, whenever I light it up. I sometimes take the hot coals out, and put them in a dutch oven. Its cast iron so im assuming its safe? I set it outside, lid basically on, on cement, out of the wind. Regular ashes go into a n ash bucket, then outside for a few hours. Then I dump them into a bag. After that, the trash. Im ALWAYS on the lookout for a hot speck of coals still lurking in there. I have seen them last basically 2 to 3 days, lol.
I'm not sure of your of your time frame with those ashes. But there's burning coals in there for weeks. Ashes need to go into a metal can in the yard. Empty it to a pile after weeks.
Yes, that is totally possible. It's why a metal ash can is required and it should only be set on a non-combustible surface. I use a 10 gallon small garbage can set on top of bricks. Note that setting it outside on the ground may not be acceptable, especially if there are leaves around it.
I use a Dutch Oven and an ash bucket, metal. I take them outside, on cement, out of the wind, and let them cool down. I stir them with a stick every time I walk past them. They burn out pretty fast tho. I learned a lesson last year, I put semi hot coals into the bucket, covered it with a 2 x 12, and thought that would snuff it out. Long story short, it turned the under side into charcoal. It wasnt close to anything, but still freaked me out! NEVER again. With the dutch oven I use the lid sometimes to help snuff them out. Or if its going to rain, no muddy ash mess.
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