Creosote pic

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Foggy Mtn

Member
Jan 8, 2022
27
Tennessee
First year with a wood stove and want to get y’all’s opinion. Jan burned 24/7 all month. Feb about 2/3 of that. It’s a hearthstone shelburne and took a little learning not to burn too slow at first. I can only see the bottom of the pipe but this is a pic I took today when cleaning it out. You can see where I ran my hand on the creosote to see how thick it is. Is this a normal amount for how I have been burning?

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That end doesn't look too bad, but it's important to see what it looks like up top, where the flue gases have cooled down.