Keep your glass cleaner on 50-93

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Post by Serge » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 3:01 pm

Made an experience since season beginning. When comes the shaking procedure, instead of slightly opening the ashdoor when shaking, I open the glass door about 1/2 inch so this way flying ash stays in the ashpan compartment. Work surprising well for me, my glass stays clean since then. Let me know if you like it.

 
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Post by oliver power » Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 7:33 pm

Serge wrote:
Sun. Nov. 04, 2018 3:01 pm
Made an experience since season beginning. When comes the shaking procedure, instead of slightly opening the ashdoor when shaking, I open the glass door about 1/2 inch so this way flying ash stays in the ashpan compartment. Work surprising well for me, my glass stays clean since then. Let me know if you like it.
I've done that quite often (open the glass door). It does work good.......

 
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Post by Serge » Fri. Jun. 21, 2019 2:27 pm

Results after the heating season, 50% less flying ash in my horizontal pipe, compared to previous years. I realised that opening the glass door slightly reduce draft so most of the flying ash stays in the ash pan instead of going up the chimney.


 
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Post by Lightning » Fri. Jun. 21, 2019 7:43 pm

Not only that, but with the glass door open slightly you keep a steady flow of incoming clean air as so fly ash can't reach it while shaking... and yes you are right about less sediment in the pipe, I use that trick also :)

 
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Post by Serge » Sat. Jun. 22, 2019 7:05 am

Also I noticed that there is no white ash residue above the new fallen coal, it's pure black color instead of grey color.

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