Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Central Boiler => Topic started by: woodywoodchucker on November 21, 2009, 03:28:08 AM
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How often do I have to crape the bottom of woody[ my furnaces pet name]???And how often do I empty the ash???
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i would scrape the interior fire box along with the sides at the end of the season. ash is your call, i wait til its almost ready to come out the door or when it restricts the size of the fire i need . make sure you take a day or two a week and rake the ash stiring up all the unburned chuncks of wood, i do it on the weekends, it will reduce your ash alot.
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I rack the ashes around and bring all the hot coals to the front every morning & evening. I fired my stove up first of Oct and have not removed any ashes so far, but from dec on maybe once a month.
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The more you stir your ashes the less you'll have to remove. There is a lot of unburned gases and particles hidden down under your ash bed in the Central Boilers. I burn a lot of wood and have yet to remove any ashes yet this year (Probably today will take a few out).
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I always have too many coals in the bed to rake them all foward. Im I putting too much wood?
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My set point on the stove is 175-165. I try to add just enough wood that when I wake up in the morning or come home in the evening the temp is around 164-155. That way alot of the bigger coals have had time to burn down. Then I rake all the hot coals forward. I also think this saves on the amount of wood I burn.