How To Cover The Outside Ash Dump?

Sealing your ash dump door is an effective way to improve energy efficiency, prevent drafts and odors in your home, and ensure proper ventilation. To unstick the ash door from the inside, sweep loose ash off the door and away from all edges and hinges. Wire brush around the edges of the door and spray with rust spray. Dry ash can billow into dust clouds if moved too quickly, shaken, or dropped. Some ash pits tunnel ash to the basement, making cleanup difficult. Others direct the fireplace ash to an outside door for easier cleanup.

To maintain a clean fireplace ash dump, clean the surfaces of loose rust and dirt, then wipe them clean of remaining dust before applying high-temperature silicone exterior grade. The exterior cleanout door and the ash dump door should be bRICK over both the exterior cleanout door and the ash dump door in the bottom of the fireplace. They allow you to sweep ashes into an ash pit located through the doors under your fireplace.

Due to intense heat and corrosion damage, ash dump doors need frequent cleaning. For the door, consider chiseling it out, getting a concrete block, and patching it in with mortar. If an outside ash dump on a masonry fireplace, seal it with a closed cell foam weatherstrip.

Try stuffing the ash pit opening with fiberglass insulation (remove plastic or paper) tightly and see if the furnace continues to draw the smell. You could also remove the ash pit opening and replace it with a firebrick and mortar it back in. Adjust the design of the hearth and seal off the ash dump.

A self-sealing ash dump with a spring-loaded trap door provides a time-saving, hassle-free ash removal solution. Install a Flueblocker or Chimney Balloon as low as possible in the flue to seal much of the smell outside. Ash pits are designed to deter smokey smells.