Experienced a chimney fire from my pellet stove pipe. Cause was found to be a bees nest on the cap. So for everyones safety please check your caps, I never thought that bees would be active this time of year in the northeast.
pellet stove chimney fire
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John97
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John97
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n3pro
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That's a new one for me. Never heard of that. Maybe reducing the draft but not causing a chimney fire especially after bag 50, should have burned up long time ago.
Snowy Rivers
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Chimney fires can be exciting to say the least.
I have had several "Burns" in the vent on the small pellet stove.
The vent is only 2 feet long too.
Running on low, and using the nut shells, the vent will allow a fluff material to stick to the inside of the pipe.
Running on a medium setting for 45 minutes or so will see the materials in the vent catch fire and take off.
It can get the pipe really warm to the point that the paint on the inside will start to smell.
DON'T LIKE THAT MUCH.
The standard pellet fuel can and will form deposits in the stack if you run a low setting all the time.
Snowy
I have had several "Burns" in the vent on the small pellet stove.
The vent is only 2 feet long too.
Running on low, and using the nut shells, the vent will allow a fluff material to stick to the inside of the pipe.
Running on a medium setting for 45 minutes or so will see the materials in the vent catch fire and take off.
It can get the pipe really warm to the point that the paint on the inside will start to smell.
DON'T LIKE THAT MUCH.
The standard pellet fuel can and will form deposits in the stack if you run a low setting all the time.
Snowy
superchips
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helismash
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thedude110
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They're still around -- see 'em buzzing around my window at work (there's a nest somewhere between the window and the wall).
tjnamtiw
Minister of Fire
16 feet I believe, when I got up on the roof sparks were flying. I think some of the nest fell down the pipe, ignited and sent the sparks to ignite the cap
checkthisout
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checkthisout
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tjnamtiw
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polpelletuser said:
Wow, that's the only way I could imagine that the nest caught on fire. Part of it had to fall down into the combustion blower. I would definitely pull the blower to make sure it is all clear in there before it stalls out with a buildup of ash. I'm going to have to keep an eye on mine. We are 'blessed' down here with dirt daubers, wood borers, nasty orange wasps, and every other imaginable creature, including scorpions.
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