Soot on the snow

[parthy]

I searched and read up on what someone called "bat wings" . Black flecks on snow outside that just smear when you touch them. It started when the really cold weather began. Due to my insulation issue I run the stove very hot. It has been -33 with windchills tonight of -46 expected. It's almost noon here and -31. From what I have read this is normal. My STT runs about 600 to 675 when I am here. When I go to work or sleep longer than I should, I am almost always able to light with very, very dry pine without any assist. It is not a lot and only in a wierd area at the back of the house, very close to the house, while my chimney is in the front.

 

[stoveliker]

How often do you clean your chimney? Is it an internal or external one?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

It sounds like you may be drafting so hard that you're pulling unburnt material out the top of your stove.

I've run my T5 at -30C, with a heavy wind, haven't seen "batwings", but my chimney may not draft as hard as yours.

 

[Osage]

I searched and read up on what someone called "bat wings" . Black flecks on snow outside that just smear when you touch them. It started when the really cold weather began. Due to my insulation issue I run the stove very hot. It has been -33 with windchills tonight of -46 expected. It's almost noon here and -31. From what I have read this is normal. My STT runs about 600 to 675 when I am here. When I go to work or sleep longer than I should, I am almost always able to light with very, very dry pine without any assist. It is not a lot and only in a wierd area at the back of the house, very close to the house, while my chimney is in the front.

Man, if it was that cold here I would leave my mulberry piles alone and go to my hedge!😨