Hey Guys
Lately (past month and a half) I have noticed a strange smell upon lighting my wood stove. It is coming from my double wall stove pipes. It is actually coming from the small vents in the outside layer of the double wall pipes. It smells sweet. Once the fire gets going, after about 45 mins and everything is nice, hot and rolling, the smell is gone. I am trying to keep the stove going 24/7 since my wife is pregnant and can’t stand that smell. Any ideas? Would this be the smell of creosote? I don't think it's paint curing, I have had fires going for over 2 months. I burned the pipes in the first few times and there was a great amount of smoke coming off of them (and consequently filling my basement). I shoulda burned it outside first.
I have already tried heating my pipes numerous times to temperatures of 800-1000 degrees and the smell is still there.
I gotta get this smell fixed, it’s gonna drive her (and then me) nuts.
Andrew
Lately (past month and a half) I have noticed a strange smell upon lighting my wood stove. It is coming from my double wall stove pipes. It is actually coming from the small vents in the outside layer of the double wall pipes. It smells sweet. Once the fire gets going, after about 45 mins and everything is nice, hot and rolling, the smell is gone. I am trying to keep the stove going 24/7 since my wife is pregnant and can’t stand that smell. Any ideas? Would this be the smell of creosote? I don't think it's paint curing, I have had fires going for over 2 months. I burned the pipes in the first few times and there was a great amount of smoke coming off of them (and consequently filling my basement). I shoulda burned it outside first.
I have already tried heating my pipes numerous times to temperatures of 800-1000 degrees and the smell is still there.
I gotta get this smell fixed, it’s gonna drive her (and then me) nuts.
Andrew
