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.......... I had a high end fireplace (without grate, sealed door, and drew in air from outside for combustion) in my last home and it seems to me that I hd a lot less ash then the fireplace (in my new house) I have now with a grate.
In summer I burn blowdown whatever, pine, hemlock, fir, just junk, mostly softwood.
The amount of ash is directly proportional to the types of wood you burn and the amount of wood you burn. We burn a lot more wood than the average person due to the types of heating (two greenhouses as well as the house and domestic hot water). Last winter I emptied ash every other Sunday morning. This winter with drier wood, replumbed water ines in the big greenhouse, and a higher percentage fo white oak in the pile I think I can stretch it out to every third Sunday. We will see.Hopefully Chet will chime in on this thread.
Quote from: wiam on October 31, 2005, 07:09:42 PM In summer I burn blowdown whatever, pine, hemlock, fir, just junk, mostly softwood. Why do you burn wood in the summer?
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