Workshop Woodburner

[custard]

In this cold spell I'm trying to run the workshop woodburner almost 24 hours a day. But it's only a small 4KW stove so it quickly gets full with ash.

Does anyone have any tips for quickly and safely disposing of hot ash in order to get the stove up and running again as soon as possible?

Thanks

 

[eribaMotters]

We empty our woodburners in the lounge and dining room into a galvanised bucket. This is left outside, and then the next day when sure on no hot embers its into the bin. If the the ash is free of old nails etc you can use it in the garden.

Colin

 

[Heath Robinson]

My folks use an "ash caddy" (don't quote me on the name, although I'm fairly sure) which is a big galvanised rectangular jobby about 2' long by 1' wide by 6" deep when laying down. When being filled, it lays down, and uses the handle as a stand, and the front hinges up as a door.
Quite a large amount of space, and as you can slide the tray from the fire out like a tablecloth trick, there's not much ash escapes before the door is closed.

 

[MARK.B.]

A smallish metal bucket in your workshop and a old style galvanised metal dustbin with lid stored outside will hold several weeks worth of ash and as said by Colin you can use it on the garden or just put it out for collection by the dustman .

 

[Wildman]

collect in a metal bucket store outside and use on the garden it is an amazing ferilizer even on the lawn. I must get my oil burner converted to wood, unless anyone has one to swap.

 

[custard]

Thanks for the advice. I went down to my local (old fashioned) hardware shop today and sure enough they had a galvanised, lidded bucket that they sold as an "ash bin". Mind you, I live on the edge of the New Forest where every second home has a woodburner, so they take woodburner accessories seriously around here!