I Have About 80-90% Ash in My Ash Pan
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Hi Catdog,, I can't figure out what you mean in your title . 80%-90% of what??? Is the ashpan 80-90% full after a hopper full of coal burns up?? That is as close as I can figure you mean..
If you burn 50# of coal, you will get about 8-10# of ash, not all the coal burns completely, so add the weight of some partially burnt coal to the normal 12% or so ash content..
But the VOLUME of the ash in the pan will be a lot more than the equivalent volume of coal by weight.. Ash is like lava rock,, full of holes, so it is pretty light by volume..
Greg L
If you burn 50# of coal, you will get about 8-10# of ash, not all the coal burns completely, so add the weight of some partially burnt coal to the normal 12% or so ash content..
But the VOLUME of the ash in the pan will be a lot more than the equivalent volume of coal by weight.. Ash is like lava rock,, full of holes, so it is pretty light by volume..
Greg L
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I noticed my ash is heavier than last year, I am still burning Blashack bagged rice.
My garbage man noticed too, he left me a note saying"Heavy" on my ash can, I weighed it and it hit 98lbs! I never weighed it before, but he never complained before either.
Guess I will split it up into smaller bags for him.
Bk
My garbage man noticed too, he left me a note saying"Heavy" on my ash can, I weighed it and it hit 98lbs! I never weighed it before, but he never complained before either.
Guess I will split it up into smaller bags for him.
Bk