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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / grate question

« on: January 31, 2014, 10:45:18 AM »

Hey guys, I have a Taylor OWB that I purchased used, and installed myself this fall. Not my first choice of brands but it was what I could afford. Despite the lack of popularity, I'm satisfied with it so far but have a few thoughts as to how it might be improved. One being the addition of a grate in the firebox to make the removal of ashes easier. My blower is mounted on the door and the bottom of the opening for the blower is about 3"-4" off the floor of the firebox. My question is how high should I set the grate off the floor of the firebox. It would be nice to have some airflow under the grate, but I don't know if that's realistic or not since the air would just take the path of least resistance and not flow up through the grate anyway. Also I'm effectively making my firebox smaller so raising it to the upper half of the blower opening doesn't seem like an option. One last thing, having never seen one of these grates, what size cold roll rod should I use for the grate and what should I set the spacing. Any thoughts are appreciated.