So, she texts me this morning and says "It's 63 in here and not warming up very fast. Will you be home soon?" About 45 minutes later she says "I guess I got it, it's 67 now. But it smells hot." Soooooooooo, when I get home an hour and a half later, I go to the basement, and the ashpan door and air control on the loading door are wide open :gulp: . The fire is down to coals at this point, and the house isn't burning, so I walk outside and there is there is a bunch of black flaky stuff on the ground and roof around the chimney. I pulled the cap off the bottom of the cleanout T, and there is still some stuff smoldering in it. Luckily, thanks to good wood and good burning habits in my non EPA furnace, there is never much buildup in the chimney.
After a thorough inspection, I found nothing but some very clean pipes. The label is still on the telescoping section of double wall connecting to the chimney, so I guess it didn't get that hot.
She said she thought she closed it. She knows she screwed up, and I was pretty calm about it. I just pointed out that that was the exact reason I never walk away from it without getting a good burn and cutting the air back. Lesson learned, I guess.
After a thorough inspection, I found nothing but some very clean pipes. The label is still on the telescoping section of double wall connecting to the chimney, so I guess it didn't get that hot.
She said she thought she closed it. She knows she screwed up, and I was pretty calm about it. I just pointed out that that was the exact reason I never walk away from it without getting a good burn and cutting the air back. Lesson learned, I guess.
