do you all have alot of ashes and coals build up . or does it burn up . have been burning ash and oak mostly ash. have been told that is where ash got it name from all the ash left over after it burns up.
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When the temps go down, the coals go up 
Some rake 'em in a pile toward the air inlet and burn a few small, dry, splits on top the pile, one split at a time, with the air wide open, and that tends to help burn 'em down.
If a woodburner can't stand waitin for the coals to burn down, they could get a metal pot with lid and shovel the coals out, take em outside and put em some place safe where the house, barn, and whole county won't burn down.
I've been known to close the air inlet on the OSLO, and crack the side door open, and wait about a half hour or so, that get's em to burn down pretty good too.
Some rake 'em in a pile toward the air inlet and burn a few small, dry, splits on top the pile, one split at a time, with the air wide open, and that tends to help burn 'em down.
If a woodburner can't stand waitin for the coals to burn down, they could get a metal pot with lid and shovel the coals out, take em outside and put em some place safe where the house, barn, and whole county won't burn down.
I've been known to close the air inlet on the OSLO, and crack the side door open, and wait about a half hour or so, that get's em to burn down pretty good too.
The key is to know when to turn up the draft in the stove. By the time the logs have broken into coals our draft has been set wide open. Once it is just coals, I take a poker and rake through the coals to loosen things up. After a bit, or after the coals burn down a bit we then rake most of the coals to the front of the stove.
Ash did not get its name from all the ashes it leaves. Ashes are just part of wood burning. We usually dump ashes about every 4th day this time of year...and we burn mostly ash.
If you want to see what a lot of ashes are, burn some popple. Then you will know for sure.
Ash did not get its name from all the ashes it leaves. Ashes are just part of wood burning. We usually dump ashes about every 4th day this time of year...and we burn mostly ash.
If you want to see what a lot of ashes are, burn some popple. Then you will know for sure.
All wood produces ash . . . some wood speices tend to produce more ash than others. I do not believe ash is one of those wood species though.
Anseh has given you some fine tips for burning down coals . . . a lot of ash/coal build up can be controlled by your air control and how often you reload . . . reload too often and you will inevitably end up with a lot of coals and ash. With the recent sub zero weather we were having here I was getting some coal build up . . . my simple remedy is to simply throw on a single split (I prefer softwood, but any species will do), open up the air control and let it rip . . . typically in a half hour to 45 minutes the bed of coals and ash has decreased notably . . . almost like magic . . . as BS said you can also achieve similar results by knowing when to open up the draft on the stove.
Anseh has given you some fine tips for burning down coals . . . a lot of ash/coal build up can be controlled by your air control and how often you reload . . . reload too often and you will inevitably end up with a lot of coals and ash. With the recent sub zero weather we were having here I was getting some coal build up . . . my simple remedy is to simply throw on a single split (I prefer softwood, but any species will do), open up the air control and let it rip . . . typically in a half hour to 45 minutes the bed of coals and ash has decreased notably . . . almost like magic . . . as BS said you can also achieve similar results by knowing when to open up the draft on the stove.
I burn ash about 50% of the time and I've noticed a large increase in ashes when I do. Don't know if that's how it got it's name but I was wondering the same thing.
Im into our locust right now and its burning long and hot, but the ash buildup is annoying. Went from cleaning once a week to twice. No complaints though, except the way the bark burns and crackles is like having a wild west shoot-out when I open the door.. I should have protective goggles.
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