Hi all,
I've been using my QF 5700 for about two weeks now. I'm very pleased with it. Definitely cranks out the heat and is very easy to run. One difference between it and my first stove (a pre-EPA "Wonderwood") is that there is no slot for the ashes to fall into.
So, my question, I've got 2 weeks of ashes in it and it's still not, seeming, to cause a problem. What are the problems with having too much ash in the firebox? I would have thought that, perhaps, too much might smother the fire but it doesn't seem to effect it. Were I starting fires regularly, I could see it being hard to start them, but I suspect I'll be running most of the winter without completely restarting.
Unless there's some issue, I'll problem clean it out when it starts getting high enough to block the back air pipes (which is used to give more air for starting).
Thanks
I've been using my QF 5700 for about two weeks now. I'm very pleased with it. Definitely cranks out the heat and is very easy to run. One difference between it and my first stove (a pre-EPA "Wonderwood") is that there is no slot for the ashes to fall into.
So, my question, I've got 2 weeks of ashes in it and it's still not, seeming, to cause a problem. What are the problems with having too much ash in the firebox? I would have thought that, perhaps, too much might smother the fire but it doesn't seem to effect it. Were I starting fires regularly, I could see it being hard to start them, but I suspect I'll be running most of the winter without completely restarting.
Unless there's some issue, I'll problem clean it out when it starts getting high enough to block the back air pipes (which is used to give more air for starting).
Thanks