Smoke

[boots5050]

I have an open fireplace which I have been using this winter
The flue is wide open but I am getting smoke from the seasoned wood escaping
into the room
any information for this issue would be appreciated

 

[jbean]

when this happened to us it was because of a negative pressure situation and we had to warm the chimney before use. Basically with a hair dryer for 5 minutes till we felt no cold air coming down the chimney. You can also light paper and that warms it very quickly. If we let our stove go a couple of days between fires we have a smoke issue if we don't reverse the flow first.

Does that help?

 

[Nick Mystic]

When did you last have the chimney swept and/or inspected? Is there a cap on the chimney with a spark arrestor? If so, can you see from the ground with binoculars if the screen/mesh is clogged with creosote? Whenever you get smoke coming out of a fireplace, stove, or insert this is always a good place to start looking for the cause since it is easy to spot and easy to remedy.

 

[bholler]

has the fire place been used previously with no problems? if so has there been any changes made since then like new hvac new exhaust hoot new bath vent ect?

 

[Defiant]

Post pics of fireplace and outside chimney