I took advantage of the 40* day to get up on the roof and check my two-month-old chimney. The chimney cap is already black and ragged looking so I was concerned at what I'd find. We've been burning 19-24/7 for the last month or more. Besides the cruddy cap, I found an ultra thin layer of very fine, black soot around the inside of the pipe. As I have been obsessing over my stove and its efficiency this has taken at least one concern off of my mind - for a while.
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The cap, of course, is the coldest part of the whole system, and therefore the most likely place to see the first build-up of creosote. Totally typical. Sounds to me like you're in good shape, and paying attention. Good fer you! Rick
I did the same today, cap and chimney looks clean and I also took out the cat and brushed out a little fly ash. Now the stove is up and burning, waiting for that big artic blast to hit tonight.
Both of mine have a little more soot accumulation than would have impressed me but in a few weeks they both have a date with a brush. Building twice a day fires builds it up faster. No sote, just soot. Both of my wide open style caps would take a bowling ball sized piece of crud to clog them.
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