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Outdoor Furnaces - Manufacturers WITH EPA-Certified Models => Portage & Main => Topic started by: ohellwifer on May 08, 2015, 08:06:23 AM

Title: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: ohellwifer on May 08, 2015, 08:06:23 AM

new guy here been creppin for awhile, just found new way to prevent ash door from drippig condensation , i stood a fire brick on edgein front of ash pan , no more dripping , great site , thanks

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Crow on May 09, 2015, 01:09:19 PM

Welcome to the forum ohellwifer. Neat idea there, may have to try that with one of the older bricks that has almost cracked through. :thumbup:

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Uponthehill on May 10, 2015, 04:53:16 AM

Great idea ohellwifer. Mine dripped early on last year. I took 1" cellotex and insulated mine. Sealed it all with chrome HVAC tape. Looks like mine is chrome accessorized !   I will do the firebrick this fall...

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Singlemalt on May 19, 2015, 06:06:03 PM

These units are expensive and suppose to be well insulated.

Why would the ash door be dripping?

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Crow on May 19, 2015, 06:39:01 PM

Quote from: Singlemalt on May 19, 2015, 06:06:03 PM

These units are expensive and suppose to be well insulated.

Why would the ash door be dripping?

My thoughts on this is that because the ash door is exposed to the elements and it protrudes a little from the front of the stove it forms some condensation and drips. I know some have wrapped some insulation around the exposed part, I built a box, insulated that and slid it over the ash door.

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Singlemalt on May 20, 2015, 04:52:01 AM

Thanks for the help Crow.

Seems like a logical explanation but I don't think that it should be happening.
Why wouldn't P & M insulate the ash pan door? .......or maybe they do, just not well enough.

Not using mine yet.
Do they all drip or just some of them?

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: Crow on May 20, 2015, 06:03:48 AM

 Not sure if they all drip. I think there is some insulation within the door (not positive though ) but the 2 inch extension from the front of the stove to the ash door is not insulated and is where the moisture seems to be when I clean mine out.
  I think extending the outer door of the stove to cover the entire front or a separate one for the ash door would work.  I would have to think P&M would know if this is the case and if it is even a problem.
 

Title: Re: bl2840 dripping ash door
Post by: userdk on May 20, 2015, 03:11:12 PM

Not sure if I get it. Could you post a pic?