I am a wood stove newbie.
We just bought a house in December, this is a chimney attached to a wood stove. Why is that piece installed in the middle? Why is it turning black above up and not below it? We've burned maybe 30-40 fires so far. I had it inspected but I wasn't home when it happened and they said it was fine. But it doesn't look fine?
![[Hearth.com] Why is my chimney installed like this? [Hearth.com] Why is my chimney installed like this?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/324/324309-844a63be6acd93d3d202aa0bfd7c7316.jpg?hash=waytq6eDAZ)
We just bought a house in December, this is a chimney attached to a wood stove. Why is that piece installed in the middle? Why is it turning black above up and not below it? We've burned maybe 30-40 fires so far. I had it inspected but I wasn't home when it happened and they said it was fine. But it doesn't look fine?
![[Hearth.com] Why is my chimney installed like this? [Hearth.com] Why is my chimney installed like this?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/324/324309-844a63be6acd93d3d202aa0bfd7c7316.jpg?hash=waytq6eDAZ)