Outdoor Wood Furnace Info

All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: BrentG on January 07, 2015, 06:59:55 PM

Title: Loading question
Post by: BrentG on January 07, 2015, 06:59:55 PM

I am affraid that my fire will go out so I've been loading every 12 hours. I have a bed of coals that is about 8 inches deep with some charred wood on top. I can easily fit a lot of wood in. Should I let this burn down more? Or is loading it ok?

Thanks fellas

Title: Re: Loading question
Post by: MattyNH on January 07, 2015, 07:14:56 PM

 Id be loading it normally until you need to clean the ashes out..

Title: Re: Loading question
Post by: ffbare on January 07, 2015, 07:24:05 PM

 :post: I would keep loading personally.  Just make sure you dont have a bunch of ash insulating your fire box from all your nice hot coal.

Title: Re: Loading question
Post by: Shrek1112 on January 07, 2015, 08:07:58 PM

Rake the ashes once a day to help the coal bed. 

Title: Re: Loading question
Post by: clydem on January 07, 2015, 09:15:53 PM

Daily I usually rake the charcoal to the top of the ash pile & bring it forward while scraping the sides of the firebox ashes deeper than the center.  Once every 2 weeks or so I rake the charcoal to the top of the ash pile then I push the charcoal to the back of the firebox then I remove 3 or 4 shovel full of fine ash (leaving at least 2-3 inches on the bottom) and then rake the charcoal back to the front of the firebox & re load the boiler for the evening.  This seems to work well for me but I'm open to suggestions & criticism.

Happy New Year
Clyde

Title: Re: Loading question
Post by: userdk on January 08, 2015, 11:25:47 AM

Too much is better than too little if you live anywhere near Wisconsin.