Last winter I installed a Econoburn 100. It has done an excellent job of heating the house and water. My fuel oil consumption hasn't gone all the way to zero but it's getting close.
When I was cleaning out the stove last spring I decided to see how the flue looked. It's a new insulated 8" metal flue, 15' total. I have a a tee at the bottom of the flue and can take the cover off the bottom and look up the flue. When I did I found the tee was about half full of the very fine ash, like you get in the bottom of the boiler. I assumed this must have been the results of me not cleaning out the ash often enough.
So this year I have been keeping the boiler cleaned out very regularly but I'm still getting ash collecting in the flue.
I'm burning mostly dry oak and maple and there is no buildup in the flue. Flue draws ok but not enough to keep it from smoking when the doors open.
Anyone else had this as an issue? Any thoughts?
When I was cleaning out the stove last spring I decided to see how the flue looked. It's a new insulated 8" metal flue, 15' total. I have a a tee at the bottom of the flue and can take the cover off the bottom and look up the flue. When I did I found the tee was about half full of the very fine ash, like you get in the bottom of the boiler. I assumed this must have been the results of me not cleaning out the ash often enough.
So this year I have been keeping the boiler cleaned out very regularly but I'm still getting ash collecting in the flue.
I'm burning mostly dry oak and maple and there is no buildup in the flue. Flue draws ok but not enough to keep it from smoking when the doors open.
Anyone else had this as an issue? Any thoughts?