22 Table Top: Charcoal Clean Out

[orthopod]

I just ordered the 22 table top. Thanks for the conversation Dennis.

There is not a lot online about this model. How do you cleanout the charcoal byproducts. Does the front door/air control panel come off? Can someone post some pics

[Tucker]

The front door with the dials should slide out like all of the other models.

 

[5698k]

I use a shop vac with a drywall filter, gets the inside nice and clean.

The lower draft door does come off, so it’s quite easy to sweep ash out that way.


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[ckreef]

I remove the ash basket and go in from the top. I have a small sweepy brush and a small dust pan type arrangement. All KK's have a fairly large ash area under the lump basket. You'll easily get 5-10 cooks before needing to clean out the ash. 

Most people fill the basket full of lump, do a cook then shut it down. There will be unused lump leftover. Next cook use a stick of some kind to stir the leftover lump then top it off with fresh lump and fire it up for the next cook. You can go on like this for 5-10 cooks before cleaning it out. 

 

[Tyrus]

Thats it, the shop vac is the way to go. Lickity split your back in the saddle. Just make sure the embers the are done for some time  unless you have the rated stove vac that handles the occasional spark. Don't wanna burn down the palace.

[tekobo]

Congratulations @orthopod!  I absolutely love the 22" table top.  What colour did you choose?  I am looking forward to seeing it in situ.

Whenever there is a conversation about cleaning KKs there are the brushers and the vaccers.  I still have not worked out what a "shop vac" is.  Is it a known thing in the US?

Here I bought this really simple and effective vacuum cleaner.  It was super cheap as well, under £30 if I remember correctly.  The only maintenance required is to wash the filter out every 5-10 uses depending on the amount of stuff you hoovered up. 

You don't get much simpler or lighter than this:

 

 

[5698k]

https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Vac-5989400-gallon-Stainless-Vacuum/dp/B075MY3QMX/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1539967050&sr=8-5&keywords=shop+vac

This is just one example. There are many sizes, and brands to suit anyone’s needs. The drywall bags are a must, the ash is way too fine for a regular filter.


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[ckreef]

45 minutes ago, tekobo said:

Congratulations @orthopod!  I absolutely love the 22" table top.  What colour did you choose?  I am looking forward to seeing it in situ.

Whenever there is a conversation about cleaning KKs there are the brushers and the vaccers.  I still have not worked out what a "shop vac" is.  Is it a known thing in the US?

Here I bought this really simple and effective vacuum cleaner.  It was super cheap as well, under £30 if I remember correctly.  The only maintenance required is to wash the filter out every 5-10 uses depending on the amount of stuff you hoovered up. 

You don't get much simpler or lighter than this:

 

 

 

That's what us Americans call a shop vac. 

 

[Bruce Pearson]

Tekobo That looks suspiciously like a shop vac

[Tucker]

LOL - i must be cheap, i use a plastic garbage bag laid out under the front vent, reach in from above and sweep the ash out with a 4" paint brush.

I guess that is why Baskin Robbins has 53 flavors!

[MacKenzie]

I'm a diver, go in from the top and scoop up the ashes with a soup can and dump them in a waiting bucket. 

[Bruce Pearson]

Why not just pick it up and turn it upside down lol shake the ash out

[tony b]

I'm schizophrenic - I vac with the shop vac some days and I scoop from the top on others with a big feed scoop that I got at the farm supply store. It does double duty as my charcoal scoop, too. 

[Aussie Ora]

I just use a small dust pan when needed or just sweep in front of the heat deflector on the bottom to allow air flow

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[tekobo]

Ha ha ha.  Good to know that I discovered the shop vac even though I didn't know what one was.  For UK folk, here is the link in case you are interested...https://www.domu.co.uk/vonhaus-25l-ash-vacuum.   I am also interested in the fact that @orthopod threw us off the scent with his question and still hasn't told us much about his KK or when it is arriving!

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[Bruce Pearson]

I use a shop vac also.

[orthopod]

On 10/20/2018 at 4:51 AM, tekobo said:

Ha ha ha.  Good to know that I discovered the shop vac even though I didn't know what one was.  For UK folk, here is the link in case you are interested...https://www.domu.co.uk/vonhaus-25l-ash-vacuum.   I am also interested in the fact that @orthopod threw us off the scent with his question and still hasn't told us much about his KK or when it is arriving!

Ok Thanks for all the reply’s-sorry so delinquent in my response I got excited I ordered it and wanted to start planning on using it. 

Rain in Atlanta has delayed our cabana project severely- 

 

i got got the metallic bronze and it’s beautiful. I his think is built like a tank. I’m worried about moving it in place. It’s going into a slightly sunken cabana . 

 

Thanks for all the ideas/ I’m going to order a shop vac, because we also have an outdoor fireplace that will need cleaning out!

I’m going to post a different thread to ask about moving this beast! 

 

 

 

[tony b]

Ask away, but post some pics of the travel route and final destination, so we can judge what's going on and make better recommendations.

[DennisLinkletter]

I take a 6 inch strip of duct tape and lengthways I put half it's width on a trash bag and the other half it's width on the lower frame of the draft door.
Then I just hold the bag up in the front and sweep everything out the front door into the bag. Easy peasy..

[orthopod]

Thanks dennis. Great tip. Ive always owned a BGE and am glad to have this 22 TT. Its so well built.