Hi All,
Just had my chimney/stove cleaned after our first year of burning with the Homestead. I estimate we used about 1.5 cords, burning a weeknight or two and every weekend/school vacation weeks. Used just under 1-year-old maple and 1.5-year-old oak. Chimney sweep said we had very little build-up and that we could go two years if we used drier wood and burned the same.
There is no block-off or insulation around the liner (full), the cap is very well blocked off. The original installers said there'd be less creosote buildup if the air surrounding the liner was warm and, accordingly, not to insulate or put a block-off plate in. The stove is mostly out of the fireplace (just the very back, steel portion in) and it kept our upstairs at 70 in the coldest of weather last year. This summer, I replaced all 16 of our windows, all 5 of our doors, and installed 1/2" insulated/taped foam under new vinyl siding.
SO: should I do anything to the install, i.e. block-off/insulation?!
Thanks, and hope you're all well,
S
Just had my chimney/stove cleaned after our first year of burning with the Homestead. I estimate we used about 1.5 cords, burning a weeknight or two and every weekend/school vacation weeks. Used just under 1-year-old maple and 1.5-year-old oak. Chimney sweep said we had very little build-up and that we could go two years if we used drier wood and burned the same.
There is no block-off or insulation around the liner (full), the cap is very well blocked off. The original installers said there'd be less creosote buildup if the air surrounding the liner was warm and, accordingly, not to insulate or put a block-off plate in. The stove is mostly out of the fireplace (just the very back, steel portion in) and it kept our upstairs at 70 in the coldest of weather last year. This summer, I replaced all 16 of our windows, all 5 of our doors, and installed 1/2" insulated/taped foam under new vinyl siding.
SO: should I do anything to the install, i.e. block-off/insulation?!
Thanks, and hope you're all well,
S