loud vibration on Woodstock AS with ash pan removed

The ash pan or the cover?

 

I’ll second that. Love the pan, never used the cover.

 

Sorry, the cover

 

Yeah, definitely seems like a hassle. Probably something I wouldn't bother with until I trip over some toys or shoes and spill a smoldering load of ash all over the carpet.

BTW, got any tips for emptying the pan without a mushroom cloud of dust shooting up in the air and covering everything? I've been emptying mine outside the past couple times to avoid it all settling back down on stuff in the house, but unless I'm careful to position myself upwind, I still get engulfed in the cloud.

 

I am two steps from the door, then across the enclosed porch, minor trip risks.

As for dumping it, if I need to dump into my ash can out on the patio, I'm in a cloud. When the seasonal creek (which has been wet all year so far) is flowing, I walk onto my bridge and quickly make a good into the water and walk away before the cloud can get me.

 

I don't us the ash pan cover. I just pour the pan into the bucket that came with it. Easy, but my wife doesn't like the mushroom cloud when I do it inside.

I was looking at their ash bucket the other day. It appears to be smaller on the bottom than on the top. I am by far not a genius on air flow, but wouldn't the bucket contain some of the cloud if it was bigger on the bottom and narrower on the top?

 

I don't know if a narrower top would contain the cloud any better, but I think it would make it more likely that some ash misses the opening. I'm just going to keep dumping it outside for now and pay more attention to the direction of any breeze.

 

I usually dump mine on the snowy/icy portion of my driveway, or into a galvanized steel trash can (slowly).

But yeah, with the fine ash, it's good to stay upwind.

 

Yikes, one of the big reasons I like the grate is because the dust in the house is virtually eliminated. No way I'm dumping the pan in the house.
I don't pull the pan until it's been a couple of days since I stirred any ashes through the grate. That way, the pan isn't very hot at all. Then I go outside to dump the pan into a galvanized bucket.

 

Don’t want to beat a dead horse here but people should be very careful dumping hot ash out side! Ash can stay hot for a long time, it’s best to put it in a metal can for days before dumping outside. I Know a dude that burnt his house down being careless with hot ash. Hear stories every year, I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir...

 

If dumped outside, always on a snow bank.. But good reminder..

 

Warner, CbVT - Good safety tips!

When I said I dumped mine outside, I meant that I take it outside to dump into the galvanized steel bucket (placed on the pavement) so any dust cloud settles outside rather than inside.

 

Hot ashes should never be left in the house either because of the carbon monoxide. I was lucky enough to get the ash bucket WS makes as part of the spring promotion and it’s really nice. It’s a bit heavy but very well built and secure for hot ash. I take it outside and set it in the snow immediately, away from the house, and it’s all cooled off the next day and I can empty it safely. You just can’t be too careful with hot ash.
I was a volunteer fireman in my 20’s and saw a few house fires from hot ash in a container set up against the house. One of those “containers” was a cardboard box!

 

I bought a little 10 gallon galvanized trash can from Tractor Supply for ashes when the brook is dry. Leave em in there for a few days, then transfer to a cardboard box if they have metal, or disperse in the woods.