Raining thin flaky ash

[Mnjeff]

Hey everyone,

I’m sure I’m posting this in the wrong place and I’m a brand new member, but this morning I woke up and it was very cold, -8°F, and started a fire in my fireplace. We have fires 1-3 times a week. We have a BIS wood-burning fireplace with the stainless steel chimney and a cap. We get it cleaned yearly. After starting the fire this morning it began constantly raining small, flaky, jet black flakes of ash from about 1/2 to 2 inches in size. Should I be worried about this? Thanks.

 

[bostonfan49]

Hey everyone,

I’m sure I’m posting this in the wrong place and I’m a brand new member, but this morning I woke up and it was very cold, -8°F, and started a fire in my fireplace. We have fires 1-3 times a week. We have a BIS wood-burning fireplace with the stainless steel chimney and a cap. We get it cleaned yearly. After starting the fire this morning it began constantly raining small, flaky, jet black flakes of ash from about 1/2 to 2 inches in size. Should I be worried about this? Thanks.

Hi Mnjeff....you are indeed in the wrong forum. There is a Fireplace/wood forum somewhere.
Bill

 

[begreen]

This is the correct forum now. Maybe someone moved the post.

If this is coming from the flue then was cardboard or a lot of paper burned recently in the fireplace?

 

[webfish]

I moved it.