Stove won't draft

[Freeheat]

Tried to light the stove for the first time this year won't draft at all. Filled the house up with smoke After getting it out and fans going saw a large bee in the bottom I think a eviction notice shall be served

 

[jeff_t]

Did you try warming the flue? Might just need a little heat to get the draft going.

 

[bmblank]

Might need the bee hive removed.

 

[mudr]

Light the hive on fire, warms the chimney and gets rid of the bees*. Two birds one stone.

*Disclaimer: Unless they are native honeybees, then please save them as they are declining. Wasps/yellowjackets, have fun.

 

[Freeheat]

Did you try warming the flue? Might just need a little heat to get the draft going.

TOTAL BLOCKAGE and not honey bees looks like a wasp , had a few come down into the stove smoke and die

 

[PLAYS WITH FIRE]

get em!

let me correct dat....smokem if ya got em!

 

[begreen]

What do you have for a chimney, class A or masonry? If class A, double or triple wall?

 

[Freeheat]

What do you have for a chimney, class A or masonry? If class A, double or triple wall?

class a triple wall what are you thinking??

 

[bag of hammers]

begreen was one of your posts in another thread supposed to land here.. - something about a sticky on restricted draft ...?

 

[blades]

Well they ain't much in the way of BTUs. Cleaned the flue about 2 weeks ago after first firing off a small very hot fire the day before. Go up top, tap on stack, all seems good pull the top start the brush_-hey whats with the dive bombers , oops they got needels too. Son of a guns built a good sized nest down under the rain cap/flashing. Fortunately it was pretty cool out so they were quite groggy for the most part.

 

[Freeheat]

ok new problem house smells like a fireplace any Ideas to tone the smell down

 

[begreen]

class a triple wall what are you thinking??

Wasps like to nest in the outer wall air gap too.

 

[blades]

Haven't had that yet, but the sure like my electric service pipe entrance ahead of the meter.

 

[Freeheat]

OK I'm Ashamed to tell you all but there is nothing in the flue. Had to be a cold plug

 

[jeff_t]

 

[ddahlgren]

I have a short chimney and always have a ball or two of newspaper on top to send a slug of hot air un the chimney first. Maybe not needed 99% of the time but little chance of smoking the house up.

 

[Freeheat]

I have a short chimney and always have a ball or two of newspaper on top to send a slug of hot air un the chimney first. Maybe not needed 99% of the time but little chance of smoking the house up.

I will do that every time now

 

[ddahlgren]

I will do that every time now

If you have a fairly tight house cracking a window can help a bunch at times too. Mine is 140 years old so plenty of leaks here.