The events of this holiday weekend (house fire in CT) made me think about one of my own practices.
My Sierra has no ash drawer or anything like that. Normally, when I clean out the ashes, the stove has been cold for 24 hours. I shovel everything into a galvanized stable bucket I got at TSC, and set it on the brick hearth. When the bucket gets full (2-3 cleanings at least) I take it all out by the woodpile and dump it in the woods.
Other info:
Smoke detectors: yes x3, probably need more
Fire bottles: yes x3
I guess my question is, what is the difference between an "ash bucket" and any other metal bucket, other than about $40?
My Sierra has no ash drawer or anything like that. Normally, when I clean out the ashes, the stove has been cold for 24 hours. I shovel everything into a galvanized stable bucket I got at TSC, and set it on the brick hearth. When the bucket gets full (2-3 cleanings at least) I take it all out by the woodpile and dump it in the woods.
Other info:
Smoke detectors: yes x3, probably need more
Fire bottles: yes x3
I guess my question is, what is the difference between an "ash bucket" and any other metal bucket, other than about $40?