Question: My husband and I moved into this lovely country house this summer. The house is about 8 years old, all electric, and is heated with a heat pump (not my favorite heater) and a woodburning stove.
The DS Stoves 1400 Circulator Coal Stove is Amish made and built for natural circulation of heat – no electricity or fan needed! Easily controlled by one knob, making heating a breeze. Nov 19, 2017 A Co-worker was getting ready to move, and let me take this wonderful older wood stove. The heat output is over 3 times that of my old stove and it can also burn coal if I choose to pick some up.
There are 2 information plates on this stove. One says that it is a King, with the numbers 006474 in the corner (which I'm guessing is the model number). The other plate is located inside the door and says to remove ashes daily. I opened up the stove and found that the ash box was so full of ashes that I had to scoop them out with a large spoon before I could remove the box, and then there was almost another ash box full of ashes that dropped down from the wood chamber. At least the ashes were all cold. Am I justifiably upset?
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Isn't this a fire hazard?? (webmasters note--always use a metal ash container with a lid) I'll be shopping via the phone tomorrow to find a retailer for 'King' woodburners so I can get a manual (the previous owners didn't leave it), Well, I cleaned all the ashes out of the stove. My other question is, what can one do with all those ashes? When we lived in the city, we sometimes put them in the flower bed, but mostly they went into the trash. However, now that we will have a LOT of ashes, I'm wondering if there isn't somewhere more appropriate to put them.
Answer: They let the ashes build up way too high. I don't think it would cause an immediate fire, but it can lead to other problems like premature burnout of the grates and other firebox parts. If those parts are in fairly good shape, then probably no harm done. Wood ashes are great for a garden since they contain lots of potash! King Stoves are no longer made, but you should be able to find some parts and manuals by checking with the parts suppliers listed at our Parts Place link below or by contacting the following company who provides some parts.
United States Stove Company 227 Industrial Park Road PO Box 151 South Pittsburg, TN 37380 Repair/replacement parts: Call 888-299-1440 Stoves, blowers, and accessories: Call 800-750-2723.
I have one of these type stoves but mine is an Atlanta Homesteader wood circulator. Instead of firebricks it has metal plates. They no longer make this brand either, I have found a place where I can get parts but the selection is very limited. I was in the local Aubuchon hardware the other day and they sell the Ashley like this with fire bricks for $750. I bought mine from a guy I work with for $75. I put it in the cellar and hooked a plenum over it, ran a couple of heat ducts and it has heated my whole house for 3 years.