Self Cleaning Chimney??? With Pictures!!!

[WOODplay]

This is my first year burning so until I get a hand on how to burn I have been cleaning out my chimney every 5 to 6 weeks. I have a factory built 6†stainless steel chimney. I burn everything from Ash, Oak, & Pine all 1+ years dry. After about 3 weeks from my cleaning on start up, I will start to see creosol / ash pop out all over the snow? I burn Hot anywhere from 400 F to 600 F. When we go to bed I close the air damper all the way. First making sure that the fire is good and hot. I have been told it’s the newspaper so I have not used it and I still get it? I also have been told that it’s normal.

The question here…Is this normal operation? Is it self cleaning? Has anyone seen this?

Have a look at these pics and tell me what you think?

 

[Pagey]

The top section of my Class A will often have that "paper thin" creosote in it, as it is the farthest from the stove and the most exposed to the elements. I consider it perfectly normal, personally.

 

[WOODplay]

The top section of my Class A will often have that "paper thin" creosote in it, as it is the farthest from the stove and the most exposed to the elements. I consider it perfectly normal, personally.

Thank you for your response

 

[soupy1957]

Those little pieces showed up on my front lawn this fall, when I fired up the stove for the first time since last year, prior to a "cleaning."

Not to worry........

-Soupy1957

 

[DonNC]

the only question i would have is how hot are those things when they fly out of the chimney and land on the asphalt roof

 

[Fsappo]

Not hot enough to bother nuttin.

 

[zzr7ky]

I see stuff like that once in a while. I have under- and unemployed neighbors. If anything happens at my place when I'm not home I get a call.

So I suspect no chimney fires. I'm guessing it's when some bosy starts a fresh fire from a cold start with some enthusiasm. Since we burn 24/7 that's fairly rare. The small accummulations seem to just dry up and blow away. I get very little out in the Spring.

Enjoy,
Mike

 

[sawzall]

Yes I too see them in the snow. The only part that bothers me about them is the dog tracks them in on the carpet, I know for sure the stove is not going, hmm maybe the dog will.

 

[davmor]

I have that stuff laying out in the snow too, most of it smaller than that, I have always considered it perfectly normal. Would rather have that than the tar type creosote. Dave.

 

[firefighterjake]

Normal. No issue or fire danger.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

You've heard of fly ash. This is fly farts. No worry. No smell either.

 

[raybonz]

You've heard of fly ash. This is fly farts. No worry. No smell either.

Odorless farts what will they think of next? Now that is what I call progress!! lol

Ray

 

[soupy1957]

I see stuff like that once in a while. I have under- and unemployed neighbors. If anything happens at my place when I'm not home I get a call.

So I suspect no chimney fires. I'm guessing it's when some bosy starts a fresh fire from a cold start with some enthusiasm. Since we burn 24/7 that's fairly rare. The small accummulations seem to just dry up and blow away. I get very little out in the Spring.

Enjoy,
Mike

Do those same neighbors come over and keep the fire going for ya?????

-Soupy1957