I need a chimney top that doesn't drip!

Well, I don't know of such an animal myself. Creosote sort of goes with the territory of your stove.

cmonSTART said:

Well, I don't know of such an animal myself. Creosote sort of goes with the territory of your stove.

Click to expand...

Agreed. I don't have any 'drip', but the chimney the pipe is in is pretty damn big so I think that kind of prevents the creosote from reaching the outer walls of the chimney.

I would suggest cleaning the pipe/chimney more often. It's a great stove, but it will smoke.

I would hazard a guess that changing your wood seasoning and burning techniques will go a long way to eliminating the "drip" more so then a new cap. I see your only at 2 posts so, first off, welcome to the forum. 2nd spend a few days reading here and you will notice the same questions resurface often. In a netshell (I just made that word up) drier wood, burn hotter, clean chimney as required will go a long way to removing the drips.

'bert

’bert said:

I would hazard a guess that changing your wood seasoning and burning techniques will go a long way to eliminating the "drip" more so then a new cap. I see your only at 2 posts so, first off, welcome to the forum. 2nd spend a few days reading here and you will notice the same questions resurface often. In a netshell (I just made that word up) drier wood, burn hotter, clean chimney as required will go a long way to removing the drips.

'bert

Click to expand...

You are correct, but the stove will never be a clean burner. It will produce creosote. Check the pipe/chimney throughout the winter to be safe.

Try burning DRY well seasoned wood and see if that helps! One year for most and 2 to 3 years for oak.

sopoburner said:

Thanks for the feedback and the welcome. I have been reading here for about a year, but never registered due to the fact that most of my reading is done at work on my lunch break.


I know that the biggest contributor to my creasode issue is my slow overnight burn.
During the day though I do my best to burn it as hot as possible while being safe and not driving us out of the house.

Click to expand...

I have the same stove, it takes a while to get used to and dial it in well... Do you use the secondary burn (with the damper closed)?

That is typically the only way I can get a long overnight burn. (Primary closed, Secondary open and the Damper closed.) I get the stove up to 550 or so and lock it down for the night
If I try to leave the primary air slightly open it tends to burn up the load of wood in 3-4 hours and Not to mention the hinge on the primary air flap squeaks all night long like a pissed off Mouse.

Click to expand...

The secondary air port is for secondary combustion only and shouldn't even be able to feed into the primary burn chamber. You've got to let it get some primary combustion air or you'll just smolder everything and create a lot of creosote and a nice slow/wet exhaust flow that isn't going to help your dripping/staining issue.

Now, I know it's a bit colder up there in Maine... but I can easily get a 10 hour burn if I stack it to the top {with the right wood}. I do also have just a small single floor ranch also, don't know what kind of square footage your dealing with.

What kind of wood are you burning?

Not to mention the hinge on the primary air flap squeaks all night long like a pissed off Mouse.

Click to expand...

LOL, annoying isn't it... Hang something on the arm of the flap that the chain attaches to to weight it a little bit. I used an old set of keys for a few years, then went to a fishing weight.