I just read cowboyandy' post where the sweep pulled out 4 gallons of soot.
I too am burning less than seasoned wood (pine) in our new Englander 13. As this is our first year, and I did not have seasoned wood ready, I knew I would sweep more times than typical. So, today I went up to the roof and swept out about 5-6 cups of black light powder soot. This came from burning about 1 cord over the last 6 weeks. Once a day I try to get the Rutland indicator on the griddle top up to 600 degrees. The 6" pipe is straight and approximately 12' of double wall - 9' inside, 3' outside.
1.) Was this a lot of material?
2.) Based on this rate, would you sweep more often or less often?
3.) I've read that creosote has a hard, glass -like appearance so is this material also creosote?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
I too am burning less than seasoned wood (pine) in our new Englander 13. As this is our first year, and I did not have seasoned wood ready, I knew I would sweep more times than typical. So, today I went up to the roof and swept out about 5-6 cups of black light powder soot. This came from burning about 1 cord over the last 6 weeks. Once a day I try to get the Rutland indicator on the griddle top up to 600 degrees. The 6" pipe is straight and approximately 12' of double wall - 9' inside, 3' outside.
1.) Was this a lot of material?
2.) Based on this rate, would you sweep more often or less often?
3.) I've read that creosote has a hard, glass -like appearance so is this material also creosote?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
