Creosote build up....is this normal.

[guest5234]

I have a JOTUL F250 and have been burning for about 10 hrs a day for 3 months with wood at about 20 to 22% moisture, I pulled out the plate just below the stove pipe (baffle plate)? and had build up of cresote flakes on the top of the plate about 3/4 of a cup....is this normal? I have tried to keep the stovepipe thermometer out of the cresote portion.
Thanks..

 

[kd460]

Is it coming from further up your liner and then falling down to where you see it? The reason I ask is, it is common to find creosote buildup in the very last portion of the flue/liner and cap. Creosote builds up there because it is coolest at that point. The creosote forms, then flakes off and falls back down the liner. Just a thought. KD

 

[burntime]

That is very normal. It condenses like you said on the coolest part...the top.

 

[BrotherBart]

Neil just so that everybody is giving advice in context I am including excerpts from your last few posts:

Neil - December 7

Hi, I have been burning for 4 months and have had no problems, glass and inside of stove stay clean and stovepipe and what I can see 2 foot up the liner has just flaky light ash on the inside, but when I went to the top of the chimney the stainless steel chimney cowl has sticky creosore on it, it is not a great build up but it is there, is this anything to worry about?

Neil - December 10

4 months burning and like many new stove owners I have got secondary burn for 10 or 14 minutes and could only start open eyed at the stories of 1 hours plus of secondary burn……….until now…… last night I had 3 good oak splits going and a hot fire… decided I was off to bed and as it was a very cold night and I decided to throw 2 large birch splits on to keep the poor dog warm downstairs, opened the air up and went for a drink… came back 2 mins later to find the whole firebox a raging mad fire, quickly shut the air down fully and then the light show started….

Neil - December 20

Been burning dry wood for 3 months now but have noticed a few times in the last month a sort of crackling sound from stove pipe which just lasts a few seconds, is it the ash burning off the pipe or is it cresote burning off...and is it normal?

Neil - December 22

I have a JOTUL F250 and have been burning for about 10 hrs a day for 3 months with wood at about 20 to 22% moisture, I pulled out the plate just below the stove pipe (baffle plate)? and had build up of cresote flakes on the top of the plate about 3/4 of a cup....is this normal? I have tried to keep the stovepipe thermometer out of the cresote portion.

 

[guest5234]

Thanks, the 3 months in the last 2 posts are REAL burning the 1st month was a vfew small fires.