I climbed up on the roof tonight after work to sweep my flue for the season. This my second season burning. The stove was installed by a previous owner and my friend swept it for me last year as he doesn't mind heights. His schedule is full this year with a new baby so I had to put my big boy pants. After talking myself up to get through my fear of heights i was up there cleaning away. The creosote was kind of bad around the top but it was expected as I had less than seasoned wood last year. After sweeping away a bunch a crap I shined a light down and didn't see more build up. Up top I had it quite clean but after what seemed like a lot of brushing there was still a bit of a thin crust at the bottom. I was losing daylight so I climbed down.
My question is, do I have to climb up there again and keep going or is this thin crust normal? I'm itching to start burning as the temps have dropped from 80 2 days ago to a high 40s for next few days and I'd really like to keep the furnace off
My question is, do I have to climb up there again and keep going or is this thin crust normal? I'm itching to start burning as the temps have dropped from 80 2 days ago to a high 40s for next few days and I'd really like to keep the furnace off
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