Greetings,
For those of you who did not have the pleasure of following the developments of my thread "Cawley Lemay 600 can't break 250 degrees" it is very probable that I have burnt about 30 hours worth of not fully seasoned/dry wood...
So I figured I'd hope on the ladder, climb above my uninsulated mud room (where most of the 13-15 foot chimney runs through) and take a look at my flue. After removing the cap I noticed a very thin coat of mildly shiny black substance (looked a lot like shoe leather) running the length of the flue. I have heard so much about creosote, so wanted to get everyone's opinion if this is indeed creosote, if so how bad it is (clean it now, clean it next week, clean it next month) and if this could have any effect on my inability to break 250 degrees.
If it isn't too bad I am going to experiment with a bag of dried wood that I can get at the supermarket and a new stovepipe thermostate (someone said that there is a possibility of the arrow sticking, thus not giving an accurate reading).
Most likely I will have a sweep out to clean the flue and figure out why I can't break 250 (other than the wood that I am burning being not seasoned/dry enough cause)
Thanks for your help. It is highly appreciated!
Bryce
For those of you who did not have the pleasure of following the developments of my thread "Cawley Lemay 600 can't break 250 degrees" it is very probable that I have burnt about 30 hours worth of not fully seasoned/dry wood...
So I figured I'd hope on the ladder, climb above my uninsulated mud room (where most of the 13-15 foot chimney runs through) and take a look at my flue. After removing the cap I noticed a very thin coat of mildly shiny black substance (looked a lot like shoe leather) running the length of the flue. I have heard so much about creosote, so wanted to get everyone's opinion if this is indeed creosote, if so how bad it is (clean it now, clean it next week, clean it next month) and if this could have any effect on my inability to break 250 degrees.
If it isn't too bad I am going to experiment with a bag of dried wood that I can get at the supermarket and a new stovepipe thermostate (someone said that there is a possibility of the arrow sticking, thus not giving an accurate reading).
Most likely I will have a sweep out to clean the flue and figure out why I can't break 250 (other than the wood that I am burning being not seasoned/dry enough cause)
Thanks for your help. It is highly appreciated!
Bryce