Good? Bad? Normal?

[bluedogz]

First go with the Soot Eater... boy, that was easy. 25' to the cap and down took maybe 15 minutes.

This is the results of last year's burning of 2-year seasoned BL, burning as many days a week as possible but not yet 24/7.

This is entirely talcum-powder-consistency soot, with maybe 6 chunks of, I guess, creosote mixed in, less than 1/4" long apiece.

Should I be concerned about anything?

 

[jeff_t]

I'd say you're doing good. Looks more like ash than anything that will burn. That's about what I got burning 24/7 all winter, but maybe your taller chimney is sucking up more fly ash. The chunks of creosote probably rattled off the cap.

 

[begreen]

That looks great. I'd say you are burning cleanly bluedogz. Well done.

 

[bluedogz]

Perhaps I'm over thinking it... but this soot is a more chocolate-brown color than black. Is that relevant to anything?

 

[PapaDave]

It's basically nothing in 25'.

 

[firefighterjake]

Put me in the "Looking good" column.

 

[ScotO]

I'd say by the look of that stuff, its mostly fly ash. You're definitely doing it right!

 

[Jags]

Perhaps I'm over thinking it... but this soot is a more chocolate-brown color than black. Is that relevant to anything?

Yes, it is relative to clean burning at proper temps. Keep doing what you are doing. Burn on Brother.