I just helped a buddy install a new Dura Tech tripple wall chimney. I'm the carpenter.
We followed all the codes in our area and did a mighty fine job going from his basement garage up and thru his first floor and through a closet and then through the ceiling and finally thru the roof. We did not cut corners or scrimp in any way and have the installation exactly as Dura vent/tech describes with all tripple wall 6 inch pipe from the All nighter, Big Moe stove all the way to the cap at the top that is 4 feet above the roof and 3 feet above the peak.
He began burning well seasoned oak this week and the stove is working great except that we are noticing major creosote build up on the cap. So much so that it is dripping down from the very top cap and already beginning to drip on to the roof flashing.
He has hard crusted stelagmites forming on the outter edge of his chimney cap and we are at a loss to determine what we have done wrong.
Is there a way to check the draft of the chimney we installed?
We have a damper installed in the first single wall pipe just out of the stove after it makes a 90 degree upward turn to a straight run to the top. We have only ever left the damper fully open. It sure looks as though we are burning the stove plenty hot enough but what appears to be the culprit is the portion of the stack once it goes above the roof line and is no longer protected or totally exposed to the outside temps.
We have a tar like substance dripping from the edge of the top cap down on to the roof flashing and it just does not look right.
I can provide pics of what I am attempting to describe here but we sure don't feel comfortable and are concerned the buildup of creosote around the top cap could become a hazard.
Please help us if you have any ideas for a solution.
Thank you
Gam
We followed all the codes in our area and did a mighty fine job going from his basement garage up and thru his first floor and through a closet and then through the ceiling and finally thru the roof. We did not cut corners or scrimp in any way and have the installation exactly as Dura vent/tech describes with all tripple wall 6 inch pipe from the All nighter, Big Moe stove all the way to the cap at the top that is 4 feet above the roof and 3 feet above the peak.
He began burning well seasoned oak this week and the stove is working great except that we are noticing major creosote build up on the cap. So much so that it is dripping down from the very top cap and already beginning to drip on to the roof flashing.
He has hard crusted stelagmites forming on the outter edge of his chimney cap and we are at a loss to determine what we have done wrong.
Is there a way to check the draft of the chimney we installed?
We have a damper installed in the first single wall pipe just out of the stove after it makes a 90 degree upward turn to a straight run to the top. We have only ever left the damper fully open. It sure looks as though we are burning the stove plenty hot enough but what appears to be the culprit is the portion of the stack once it goes above the roof line and is no longer protected or totally exposed to the outside temps.
We have a tar like substance dripping from the edge of the top cap down on to the roof flashing and it just does not look right.
I can provide pics of what I am attempting to describe here but we sure don't feel comfortable and are concerned the buildup of creosote around the top cap could become a hazard.
Please help us if you have any ideas for a solution.
Thank you
Gam