January thaw - swept the chimney :)

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Shari

Shari

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Oct 31, 2008
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Slightly less than 1/4 cup.

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The above is the result of, oh, something like 3-1/2 cord going through the stove.

Fess up time: It's been a year. Yes, should have done it sooner but then again I season our wood so I know the quality of wood going through my stove.

I did get snookered a bit last year with some Elm that wasn't quite seasoned. Having lived through that experience (2 fires, or rather 'smolders') I can appreciate new wood burners who don't have well seasoned wood - luckily I just went to a different stack and all that wood was well seasoned. The reason that stack of elm wasn't seasoned well is I had it stacked 4 rows deep - never again will I do 4 rows deep - learned my lesson.
 
Well Shari, there is room for improvement,,,,,,,, but not much! :lol:

Well done!

Thanks for sharing. Is that class A to the sky? Or is that a SS lined stainless chimney?

pen
 
pen said:
Well Shari, there is room for improvement,,,,,,,, but not much! :lol:

Well done!

Thanks for sharing. Is that class A to the sky? Or is that a SS lined stainless chimney?

pen
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SS lined stainless, interior chimney with a 2' (single wall?) extension on the top.

PS The extension was added later in order to get 2' above the top of our furnace chimney.
 
Shari said:
pen said:
Well Shari, there is room for improvement,,,,,,,, but not much! :lol:

Well done!

Thanks for sharing. Is that class A to the sky? Or is that a SS lined stainless chimney?

pen
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SS lined stainless, interior chimney with a 2' (single wall?) extension on the top.

PS The extension was added later in order to get 2' above the top of our furnace chimney.
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I have an extension too. Dang that's doing well.

Hope some of the folks that think it's normal to remove a few gallons of creosote after the same amount of wood see this.

pen
 
Pen,

Liner is insulated also. :)

We added that 2' to get above the furnace chimeny to avoid any possibility of backdraft down the furnace chimney. We were pushing the minimum length on the chimney. We have a hip-roofed ranch so roof pitch is low. Plus we have two 45 degree elbows going through the smoke shelf of our pre-existing fireplace chimney. I really didn't see much improvement in draft after adding that 2' though. Draft was great before that 2' addition and it's still great. :)

PS It might even be more the 3-1/2 cords - I'd be embarrassed to say if it was more 'cause I know I should have swept it much sooner.
 
Wow that is not much at all good job.

How tall is your chimney?
 
I get more than that out of my hair after I sweep the chimney. >:-(
 
corey21 said:
Wow that is not much at all good job.

How tall is your chimney?
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Around 15' - but there are two 45's in there also so that subtracts a bit....
 
BrotherBart said:
I get more than that out of my hair after I sweep the chimney. >:-(
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Shari said:
corey21 said:
Wow that is not much at all good job.

How tall is your chimney?
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Around 15' - but there are two 45's in there also so that subtracts a bit....
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You have some good wood then for that amount of soot.
 
Impressive!

Happy burning,
Bill
 
Nice job Shari! Keep up the good burning technique :)
 
Atta girl, Shari :)
 
Wow! Looks like your doing everything right. I hope your liking this Wisconsin Fall weather as much as me?
 
Use a brush next time. :lol:
 
BrotherBart said:
I get more than that out of my hair after I sweep the chimney. >:-(
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Especially after sweeping out from Old Brownie! Hey BB, good to see your still here after all the years, I just started using the old Gold Marc again, another year, I know every year I say I'm upgrading, then something happens, Cancer and a broken hip to the misses, and I'm scraping the bottom , but surviving. Good to see your posts, Steve
 
Todd said:
Wow! Looks like your doing everything right. I hope your liking this Wisconsin Fall weather as much as me?
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This weather is totally, totally nuts! Got home tonight around 11:30pm and it is still 49 degrees outside. Guess I'll have to bring up some more of that box elder. Man, I really don't like that stuff - too sooty & burns too fast for my tastes but it is okay for 'shoulder weather'. Hey, wait, did I say 'shoulder weather' in January??? Guess I did. Gotta save the shagbark hickory for the cold temps and 49 degrees surely is not cold. :)
 
Now that right there is evidence of some excellent burning habits! Well done!
 
Shari . . . who pray tells does the cooking in the house? I know my wife would kill me if I used a measuring cup to figure out how much creosote or ash I swept out of my chimney . . . even though technically I think we both pretty much share the cooking responsibilities 50-50 . . . maybe 60-40 with me cooking a bit more often.
 
firefighterjake said:
Shari . . . who pray tells does the cooking in the house? I know my wife would kill me if I used a measuring cup to figure out how much creosote or ash I swept out of my chimney . . . even though technically I think we both pretty much share the cooking responsibilities 50-50 . . . maybe 60-40 with me cooking a bit more often.
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50/50 here - but I do all the cleanup. :)
 
Shari said:
firefighterjake said:
Shari . . . who pray tells does the cooking in the house? I know my wife would kill me if I used a measuring cup to figure out how much creosote or ash I swept out of my chimney . . . even though technically I think we both pretty much share the cooking responsibilities 50-50 . . . maybe 60-40 with me cooking a bit more often.
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50/50 here - but I do all the cleanup. :)
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You're getting a raw deal . . . I do most of the cooking simply because whoever cooks doesn't have to clean . . . and I can never get the dishes to fit into the dishwasher right.
 
Shari said:
Slightly less than 1/4 cup.

The above is the result of, oh, something like 3-1/2 cord going through the stove.

Fess up time: It's been a year. Yes, should have done it sooner but then again I season our wood so I know the quality of wood going through my stove.

I did get snookered a bit last year with some Elm that wasn't quite seasoned. Having lived through that experience (2 fires, or rather 'smolders') I can appreciate new wood burners who don't have well seasoned wood - luckily I just went to a different stack and all that wood was well seasoned. The reason that stack of elm wasn't seasoned well is I had it stacked 4 rows deep - never again will I do 4 rows deep - learned my lesson.
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Boy, that will teach you Shari. You should get some well seasoned wood!


All joking aside, that is great to see Shari. It is a true testament to those new folks and to those who insist on burning wood before it is ready to burn. Get good dry wood and for sure one of the benefits is what you have shown.
 
Good work Shari. I just swept mine today with the January thaw. I used my sooteater and it was as easy as can be. I also rearranged some stacks took a couple of moisture readings.
I should have smooth sailing the rest of the way and can begin on wood for winter 2013-2014 soon.
 
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