Hey Guys
First I must say that I absolutely love this site.
I recently built a home and installed a wood stove in my basement. The wood stove is to be used as primary/secondary heat (depending on if I am home, etc).
Looking for a good bang for my buck, I purchased an Osburn 2300. It has a bypass damper which prevents smoke roll out while re-loading, nice big glass door and a built in blower. I used double wall stove pipes with 2 X45 elbows then my 2100 degree outdoor chimney.
Here's my question: I use mostly hardwood (80% of the wood I burn is hardwood). The wood is seasoned (split on the ends, seems dry) I usually light the fire, let me fire get hot (500-600 degrees F in the flue) then close it up and let the secondary do it's thing. It normally burns at 350-400 degrees in the flue.
How bad could my creosote build up be? My installed (certified) told me not to worry until next fall. One full season without a clean. I am not certain how comfortable I feel with that idea and simply wanted some other advice.
Thanks in advance, it's much appreciated.
A.
First I must say that I absolutely love this site.
I recently built a home and installed a wood stove in my basement. The wood stove is to be used as primary/secondary heat (depending on if I am home, etc).
Looking for a good bang for my buck, I purchased an Osburn 2300. It has a bypass damper which prevents smoke roll out while re-loading, nice big glass door and a built in blower. I used double wall stove pipes with 2 X45 elbows then my 2100 degree outdoor chimney.
Here's my question: I use mostly hardwood (80% of the wood I burn is hardwood). The wood is seasoned (split on the ends, seems dry) I usually light the fire, let me fire get hot (500-600 degrees F in the flue) then close it up and let the secondary do it's thing. It normally burns at 350-400 degrees in the flue.
How bad could my creosote build up be? My installed (certified) told me not to worry until next fall. One full season without a clean. I am not certain how comfortable I feel with that idea and simply wanted some other advice.
Thanks in advance, it's much appreciated.
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