Trouble with smoke

[mol1jb]

Hey all,

Lately when I open the door to my 30 even just a crack I get smoke rolling out. It has never done this before. All winter it has been running great but lately smoke has been a real issue. Any ideas?

 

[pen]

How long has it been since the last sweep?

Often times this happens if the chimney cap starts to plug up.

This is especially the case if the wood isn't as well seasoned as one would hope it to be.

pen

 

[tarzan]

I'm with Pen. You should stop burning and check the chimney. It could be weather related but doubtful since it's the only time it has happened.

 

[blueguy]

Are the baffle boards all the way back?

 

[mol1jb]

Yes I checked the baffle boards. I was thinking chimney sweep as well. It was installed past november but my wood is subpar this season so I'll get up there on monday when it is a bit warmer and check it out.

 

[tcassavaugh]

Yes I checked the baffle boards. I was thinking chimney sweep as well. It was installed past november but my wood is subpar this season so I'll get up there on monday when it is a bit warmer and check it out.

+1 good call.....I think you'll find it a little dirty especially since you say you've been burning sub par wood. be safe on the roof.....especially coming down. those ladders can be prone to slip out from under you.....ask me how I know and learned that lesson.

 

[Rebelduckman]

the smoke out the door was the tell tell sign for me! Mine was filthy after 3 weeks of subpar wood

 

[xman23]

If this setup is new to you, check the screen on the cap. They plug right up with wet wood and cold fires. The first year I cleaned mine twice. By the third pugging, I removed the screen and never looked back. That said, the cap was a gooey mess of wet creosote then. Oak wood I was burning wasn't very seasoned. Now at the yearly cleaning the cap is only a little dirtier the rest of the chimney. So maybe now I could get the 1/4 screen to work, but I'm not going through that again. The only issue I do get blue birds in there.