I have gotten my hands on an Ashley Imperial woodburning heater it has Ashley Automatic Modle C60-D on its tag. I was looking for the care and feeding of this venerable unit but found nothing in my initial search so I thought I'd ask you guys...

-- Willy Allen (willyallen2@yahoo.com), April 18, 2001

Answers

Oour previous long-time heater was an Ashley and we just used a lot of good seasoned wood, banked it good every night, and always had a warm house. We're presently in the market for a new (or ussed) wood heater for our current home.

We have to also either do a chimney liner or three-wall pipe up the fireplace chimney when we install it because the chimney is not usuable as it is.

just make sure whatver type chimney you have that you keep it cleaned of creosote. NOTHING beats a wood fire in the winter!!!

-- Suzy in BAma (slgt@yahoo.com), April 20, 2001.

Hi Willy: We have used exclusively Ashleys for years. I think they make some of the best stoves on the market. Don't know if yours has a knob to adjust amount of air to fire; but that sometimes messes up. I think may just need to replace a small spring. I think Ashley has a website but can't remember what it is. We get a good 4-6 inches of red coals in the bottom before bedtime, load it up with round (unsplit) logs if possible (also best if they are slower burning woods like oak at night) and shut the air off as far as possible. Easily burns 9 hours like that with ususally plenty of coals to get going the next morning. I have used a lot fancier airtight types and never liked them as well. During the day, especially the morning or on a particularly cold day we like to use hotter burning woods. If the one you got has been real hot or is pretty old, you will notice that the metal sidewall plates inside the firebox are warped - I think these are replaceable; but have never tried. Also had one that had firebrick in the sides - also replaceable, I think. About I've ever done to one is tighten the door handle or replace the door gasket (on main door and ash door). Hope this helps. I sure know we were glad to have ours installed in the basement this winter. Had a pretty cold winter even for MN and still have 30% tank of propane left and stayed warm! Cynthia and Dennis

-- Cynthia Speer (farmsteader@gvtel.com), April 23, 2001.

The ASHLEY stove you have is simply the Best. If you keep the coals and ashes racked up you can keep it going all winter without relighting it. I worked at it and kept mine going from November to March without relighting it and saved a ton on propane.The other responses are right on the money. The damper problem above is the therostate air control and it needs to be lubricated sometime to keep it working good. Best damn heater around. My Grandparents got us started on them. And parents have one also. I heat the whole house and no blower either. I need the address or phone number for parts if anyone can help me. Please e-mail me.

-- John (schuljg@okstate.edu), July 24, 2001.

I am trying to get an Ashley heater. Do you know of any sources?

-- Jerome Heaton (jhw@dbtech.net), July 29, 2001.

I also have an ashley C60-D Imperial model it doesn't have the blower unit on it and was wondering if any one knows which blower unit goes on this model, where is it located in case I'm looking at it and don't realize it. Also I would like to know honestly how much this stove is worth. It came along with the house I just purchased. I looked at the inner walls and they aren't even warped. Please email me they info I don't know if I can find this website again Thanks Patti

-- Patti Schneider (mopwrmama@yahoo.com), February 13, 2002.

sorry no answer bu we have an old ashley imperial stove but it needs a new fire box where do I finde one please helpe oil to freakin expensive

-- joseph a jarrell (jodeere40@aol.com), March 18, 2002.