It's been 2 months since I started burnin this 500 Oslo daily. Not 24/7 but enough that the furnace still aint kicked on. It was a nice day today and I got home before dark so I thought I might as well run a brush down the 18' of 7" clay liner and see what I come up with. Got alittle more than I'ld hoped to get in the cleanout. It wasnt really the coffee ground stuff youall talk about, more like cigerette ash.
I'm thinkin that part of my problem was cuz until last week I was leavin the side door open till I had a good far goin in the stove and my flue temps were up there. I saw alot of smoke boilin around in the firebox when doing so. I have since modified my cold startups to leaving the side door open only until the kindlin catches afar and then shut her up and let the stove do it's thing. Gonna keep checkin things as time goes by. But, I guess iffn I gotta clean my chimney alittle more often and use way less wood and get way more heat outta this new stove, what the heck huh?
I'm thinkin that part of my problem was cuz until last week I was leavin the side door open till I had a good far goin in the stove and my flue temps were up there. I saw alot of smoke boilin around in the firebox when doing so. I have since modified my cold startups to leaving the side door open only until the kindlin catches afar and then shut her up and let the stove do it's thing. Gonna keep checkin things as time goes by. But, I guess iffn I gotta clean my chimney alittle more often and use way less wood and get way more heat outta this new stove, what the heck huh?