Patent ID: 6250297
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: F23J,F24B

Abstract:
A fireplace ash removal system comprising:at least one fireplace as part of a residence, the fireplace having a hearth with a bottom grate for preventing unburnt wood products from falling downward;a funnel shaped ash hopper below the grate leading to a first end of an ash removal tube;an electrical motor driven vacuum inducing canister located outside the residence connected to the ash removal tube at an opposite end from the ash hopper, the ash removal tube located for a substantial portion of the tube length below the lowest floor of the residence, the vacuum inducing canister operated by actuation of a switch within the residence when ash accumulated in the hearth is no longer hot and a plate over the grate is removed;a solenoid operated fresh air inlet adjacent the canister, closed when the canister vacuum is operating and open when the canister vacuum is not operating, the fresh air inlet leading to the ash removal tube from a location outside the residence; anda means for permitting fresh air to circulate in the hearth.