NEED HELP .... ASAP

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Boozie said:
Re: Super Cedars. I think I saw some of these at Mennards. I'll have to try them.
No need to pay Mennards...just buy them direct.... http://www.supercedar.com
If you know where to look..the owner will even send you samples to try for free. He is on this forum. :)
 
BeGreen said:
If the flue is downdrafting because it is too cool, the smoke has to go somewhere. If the stove backpuffs, the pressure will force smoke out of every seam. This is a bad situation of either wet wood, a poorly drafting flue or both. Next time try using dry kindling and the top down fire starting method. Leave the door ajar until the fire has started burning well.

:) ok, thanks. (I was hoping you didn't say I had some nasty crack or something!!)
I'm usually the one 'tending the homefire' --hubby hasn't lit it too many times. He's just out of practice.
 
Barb

I know your problem has passed, I agree with leaveing the door cracked for the first 5 min or so when starting the fire. Took me some trial and error to figure that one out, as I was not on this site yet. Also if your door soots up, as mine did the first few times, when I did not burn properly, clean it with a damp news paper dipped in cold ash. The lady at a local fireplace dealer told me that. Then buff it off with a dry paper, just like waxing a car. It works so well I am thinking of trying it to clean windows in the house.

Tony
 
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