treefiftyApr 5

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

Show threadY⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmarApr 5

@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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creosote#Build-up_in_chimneys

Creosote - Wikipedia

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@yngmar definitely a very dangerous situation, I agree. Thank you for pointing it out!
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