The sweep is yours truly, I keep a close eye on it. I actually remove all the pipe and brush/clean on the ground. The first picture is from March 2018 after four months of burning with the new A30. The second picture is from three weeks ago after two months of shoulder season burning, it was about 50% plugged.
looks like that is the price one pays for burning low and slow.
I thinks so. I know all my wood is dry, and I've only got 16 feet of pipe. I'm starting to wonder if there's a problem with the cat.
It seems like everything has to be perfect with these stoves. Chimney/cap set-up, just the right moisture content with your wood...not to wet, not too dry. The right connector pipe. A clean combustor. Not clogged. Not too many bends in the pipe/chimney. Etc. They don't seem very forgiving if something is wrong. I guess You have to have all your ducks in a row and your installer/ sweep better know what they are doing.They only like to serve it, not take it.
With as many BK smoke & chimney issues being posted this year, and the poster owning a BK, technically, for this post it is a BK problem. Low and slow = clogged and fogged.
Better chance of success if the buyer is up to speed, and discusses how the install will go beforehand, than leaving it all up to the installer IMO. That's a lot to expect of your average buyer, though..
That can honestly be said about any stove/set up. Not specific to BK,s, but yes, even the magical BK cannot do it all, without all the needed components, install, flue & burner's habits.
Marginally better chance of success. My first install 10 years ago I did all the layout for the stove, the pipe, clearances, cut the holes through the ceiling, the roof opening, did the framing for the support box, spent an hour with the owner/estimator going over exactly what I wanted and why. He said great I'll have a quote to you in the morning. Got the quote and told him to go ahead with the install. Two weeks later, a couple of skids show up with 80% of the wrong parts, missing custom roof flashing, 45's for the inside of the house( which would have put the stove about three feet out of the alcove) instead of 45's to offset at the eves. The Regency f2400 they showed up with had the deflector plate welded upside down so none of the holes lined up, so had to order another one. They had three visits over 5 weeks to get the stove installed - quite sure they didn't make any money on that job!
