"Keep doing what you're doing...."

....said my chimney sweep today as he was packing up his gear. Last winter was our first with the Osburn 2200, and I was a newb with a modern stove. Apparently my wood was good and my burning practices were sound. He said that what was in my liner was very light and came out with little effort.

Thanks to all who've directly or indirectly taught me so much about proper wood prep and good burning practices.

I'm really impressed with these stoves. I recommend them to all my friends who still burn open fireplaces. I'm sure they're annoyed with me.

Way to go! I have the 1800 and wished I had the bigger 2200

For me it is the same. The advice here has been and still is invaluable. I do not want to think how badly I would have abused the stove and put me and my family in danger without all those experienced woodburners here that spend countless hours passing on their wisdom to newbies like me. I passed the link to this website on to all the woodburners I know. Hopefully, they took a look or they may never know what they are missing.

P.S. Special thanks to Craig to keep this forum running.

I went two years between cleaning after we installed the Fireview and I started reading in here regularly. The sweep told me i could easily go three years next time. Its probably easier to do it right than it is to do it wrong.

Sweet . . . gotta love the great advice here at hearth.com.

Your post describes my situation to a "T". I to am going on my second year as a woodburner. My chimney sweep said that same thing to me verbatim, as he was packing up! I should also take a moment to thank all the nice folks on this forum for all the info, tips and tricks they have directly or indirectly bestowed unto me!