We’ve been having issues with our wood stove (our only heat source) smoking in the house. And still cold (40°F high today and rain).
After doing some research and realizing that I can’t get a chimney sweep kit fast enough, I climbed on to my roof to discover the cap and screen was almost totally blocked off. After just removing the screen (I’ll put it back on this Summer), the draft was already significantly better! I can’t believe it clogged up so quickly.
Beautiful view though! #homestead
@treefifty That looks like creosote, which happens when you're either doing it wrong or burning woods rich in resin (especially pine).
Doing it wrong includes fire not burning hot enough, choked of air supply, wood too moist or not enough draft to begin with (which only gets worse with more buildup).
Creosote is flammable and can lead to disastrous chimney fires, so you should not ignore this.
@treefifty That shouldn't happen if you burn cleanly. Properly dried wood <20% moisture percentage and all that. That gunk that blocked your screen is flammable and likely in the chimney itself as well, risking a fire in your chimney.
You probably know all this already, in which case I apologise, but chimney fires are no fun and can burn down your house.
@gmc Definitely a major risk and very scary! I’ve got a sweep kit on the way.
I’m sure it’s partially due to wet wood, and also I think one of the cords we got out from our firewood guy was extremely resinous. Unfortunately didn’t discover that until about February.
Cutting my firewood moving forward. It’s insane at $400+ (USD) per cord. People (claim to) burn a lot of Ash out here too. I want good hardwood, which is tough to find.
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