Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: Bluegrass Wood Burner on December 08, 2016, 06:11:12 AM
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im having problems with hot coals falling out of firebox when I open the door or when I'm leveling down the coal bed. When the wind is blowing there's a danger here of leaves and my stack of firewood of catching on fire. I keep buckets of water nearby and wet the area down after I'm done filling. Any of you guys have a simple remedy for this. I attached a picture of my firebox when it was new.
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I couldn’t get the picture to expand, but I’m guessing it might be a problem no matter what since the firebox is flat the entire length with no ledge at the front to hold the coals in.
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That's the problem. I thought about having a ledge make for the front but it might distract the draft blower. Also thought about having a large pan made to lay on the ground underneath before I open to catch the coals, but if wing was blowing some would still go astray. Though My stove is only 2 years old it's is one of the old style boilers similar to Taylor's and some of these issues have no remedy. Just thought I would try and find a solution. You guys have helped me figure a few other things out. And I appreciate it.😊
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How high up is the air inlet? If you could put a steel spacer across the front, I would think it would help a lot.
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I may have 2-3 inches. I guess that much would help. Any would be better than none. I never put word in it without at least one hot coal falling out. I usually just reach down and pick it up and throw it back in, with gloves on obviously. But when the wind is blowing like it is today those coals can get away from you before you can grab them. We have a lot of shade trees and there's always leaves swirling around. If the leaves ignited then blew under my wood pile it would be bad for me. Buckets of water are always close by for that reason. I may get me a fire exteniguisher and mount it close by. The fire is our friend when it comes to heating our home , but it can quickly become our enemy in this case. I had a neighbor who lost his barn woodpile and boiler because of a similar event.
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I have heard of people with Taylor stoves using a piece of railroad rail cut the right length and laying it in the front of the firebox. But you are right on being a fire danger. Almost always see an ash pile in front of a Taylor and know it could be trouble.
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I have heard of people with Taylor stoves using a piece of railroad rail cut the right length and laying it in the front of the firebox. But you are right on being a fire danger. Almost always see an ash pile in front of a Taylor and know it could be trouble.
If you had too you could always cut a little notch in it for air flow.
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I would think a piece of angle iron would work. If it tips over, weld two together to make a tee. (or use two flat bars to make a tee. Then you can just pull it out when cleaning the ashes out.
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Great idea. The angle iron wouldn't be so tall to block my draft blower. The train rail sounds good but I'm afraid it's to tall and would block the air flow.
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What about keeping the area free of combustibles and put some 3/4 stone down so if any thing falls out it won't hurt anything!
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I keep a leaf blower handy at all times. I blow off any debri that has blown up around door before I start filling. The rock or maybe even sand would be a good idea.