How common are adjustable inserters used for Pyanodons? Is there a list of acceptable mods?

I finally automated belts…it stops often…I’m about to cry…

Anyway, on hour like 6 and I’m about to re-look at my little iron and copper smelting setups….

I have ash dealt with from smelters, but couldn’t figure out how to 1- dispose of ash 2-insert fuel 3 and output mining resources without each miner taking up like 20 spaces around it.

I then started watching Krydax, shoutout Krydax, and I noticed an inserter taking ash and placing it 90 degrees on a belt next to it, only creating a small area between each miner.

I’m not well versed in any mods or different inserters other than on SE+K2 where you could pick what side of the belt the inserters put stuff.

Do I just load up bobs adjustable inserters? Do many people use this as an acceptable QOL considering the tasks Pyanodons puts before us?

Anybody got a list of common mods used with Py that makes life easier, without making it frowned upon or “cheaty”?