With the holes on the sides, doesn't the ash blow out?
1875678
I don't notice ashes blowing out the sides. It like all fire pits blow ashes out the top but the top screen helps a lot. We like this product for the price. Hope that helps
1248105
No it doesn't have holes on the bottom of it. It kicks dirt to the sides when laying prone though.
904338
My in-laws have had this fire pit for a few years and we are pretty bad about taking care of it, and it has help up pretty well. After a fire it might be a couple days before we dump out the ash and lean it against the house. Sometimes it just sits out there in the florida heat and rain for weeks... and it only has a slight rust hole in the bottom. Actually, the rust hole helps with the airflow...only downside is ash on the deck a little.
2217863
There is not a mesh covering the stars. I don't worry about ashes falling through. Ours is kept outside 24/7/365. It does develop some rust. we drilled a small hole in bottom for water drainage. we never have used the screen top. Just be sure and place where nothing will catch fire. we have ours on a gravel driveway area at our farm. I like it :)
1070958
It has a grate that fits into the bottom so that the ash falls below the wood, plus it comes with the lid. It is large enough that you can have a good sized fire, yet it is i contained with the lid. We like it a lot.
1519738
Unfortunately, no. The holes are not drilled completely through to do that.
923371
It is designed to use coarse sawdust, not wood chips. The holes are quite small...only enough to allow airflow to keep the sawdust smouldering.
1963339
The holes are angled up and toward the center or mid-line. If you have an empty tray, you'll see little flames in a row, one at each hole. If you bury the burner with glass or lava rock, the the gas flame filters up through the gaps of the filler material and is dispersed.
113428
No it does not, it's not neededbecause of the side hole design allows more draft, and a better fire.V/R Robert
1972611
The base is fixed...no holes...that's a new one on me...mount a fan to a wall...why? If the base was mounted to a wall the fan would blow straight down????????????????
403116
I find this to be the only design flaw. To empty the ash pan you must remove the grill grates. The pan is not open at either end so pouring the leftover ash into a trash bag is not an option. What I've been doing is putting the pan in a trash bag, turning it over and tapping it a few times. It's a pain, but it works. Anyone out there with a better idea, let me know.
217734
It doesn't leave open areas, but there isn't anything to fasten the openings together. There is a chance that a strong breeze can blow the openings apart briefly. I've had one for a long time and I've never had an issue with it.
1816663
it does have holes on the sides, like paper punch size and it does have openings in the back near the basket.
386234
There are no holes in the side. The description from another product may have been included.
1414881
No. However it forms a closed solid unit upon assemblage.wind hasn't been able to blow it away.For me, it's OK.
484853
The side grates come off as well as the vent cap on the top so you have direct access to the flames. It's not as convenient as an open top fire pit or the type that has a mesh dome over the fire, but it's doable. We roast marshmallows in it all the time.
1841520
It is probably too big, I'm afraid. I love it because it makes a nice roaring fire but contains the ash not the flames. Really bigger than it appears in pictures. Love mine, but NOT for a small space.