Posted by Stan in Oly, WA on December 07, 2010 at 11:02:12 from (174.24.195.40):
In Reply to: ashes from wood stove posted by 88-1175 on December 06, 2010 at 15:00:50:
I've heated with wood in many houses, in fireplaces, fireplace inserts, and freestanding stoves. Here are some of my observations:
If I remember to do it, I have a plastic or paper bag large enough to contain the ash box ready when I take it out of the stove. Close the bag around it and take it out where you can empty it without concern about spilling some ash. Moving slow and not creating air movement is important.
If I have to clean the ash box or fire box, I've found that a joint taping broadknife works better than a dustpan. I have an 8" one with a slightly offset handle so it's shaped something like a dustpan, and I use a smaller straight broadknife instead of a brush to push ash onto it. The rebound of the bristles of a brush kick up a bit of ash dust but the stiff blade of the taping knife doesn't.
Fly ash is fine enough to pass through any normal shop vac or residential vacuum cleaner filter, and it's not good for the motor. I don't know whether a HEPA filter will stop it.
Besides the other ways that wood burning is dirty, there is always a certain amount of smoke that escapes when you are trying to establish the draft of a new fire, and possibly some that escapes whenever you add more wood. If you smoke tobacco in the house, burn lots of candles, or burn a couple of meals a week in the kitchen, this won't matter. Otherwise, you will have to repaint more often to keep the walls and ceiling from looking grimy.
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