4th season on the NC-30, and the stove as not seen ash, in the ash pan. Instead, I filled the void were the ash plug was with a fire brick and some furnace cement.
If it's shoulder season, and I don't need a full load of wood, I let the ash build up quite a bit. But, if it's time for the black beast to make some heat, I just use the ash rake, and push almost everything to the back 1/2 of the wood stove, then use the rake to pull what coals are in there to the front of the stove, then shovel however much of the ash I want to remove out from the back of the stove, reload, and carry on.
pen
If the stove is warm or even if its not warm there is draft sucking air up the flue. This is like a convenient vacuum cleaner for me catching the ash dust that takes flight and whisking it up the flue for me and keeping it from coming out into the room.
I see. I had to pull the pan every three days on the Keystone. If I thought I had waited too long, I could open the ash door and see with a flashlight if it was too full. If so, I had enough room to slip a poker in there and settle the ashes, Huntingdog style. I never had a problem with ash spilling over and blocking the pan from going back in. When the pan works right, it's great, but apparently in a lot of cases they leave something to be desired...My problem is the size of the compartment it allows the ash to build much higher than the ash pan. This can be done very very easily because of the size of the stove Jotul F50 is. When you go to pull it out ash goes everywhere and it is impossible to not do that if you do not empty when it is level. It is very hard to see when it is full u less you look through the top load door with a flashlight which just annoys me. The other major issue is if you do not get the ashes out of the back of the ash pan compartment it will not let the pan go back in all the way.
What I don't get is that once you pull out an ash pan filled with ashes, it's more difficult to put into the ASH CAN without making a mess. Shoveling seems to make is less messy..
My problem is the size of the compartment it allows the ash to build much higher than the ash pan. This can be done very very easily because of the size of the stove Jotul F50 is. When you go to pull it out ash goes everywhere and it is impossible to not do that if you do not empty when it is level. It is very hard to see when it is full u less you look through the top load door with a flashlight which just annoys me. The other major issue is if you do not get the ashes out of the back of the ash pan compartment it will not let the pan go back in all the way. Pete
Your arrogance is truly blindingThe fireview is the first stove we've had without an ash pan and although we were a bit concerned at first, we love it. We had a PH on order and ordered it without the ash pan. I am surprised at how many want the ash pan.
As for those poor souls who can't seem to handle ashes without making a mess, I feel for them but it is their own fault. It is extremely easy to handle ashes without making a mess or having dust all over the place.
2nd sentence was a direct attack on my previous post. My experience has been when shoveling out a hot stove there is always a plume.Chip I don't see anything arrogant about that post..
Ray
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