I checked my mesh a week ago as I had an issue last year with it closing up. All fine. These last few days smoke has been coming back in the room on reload, so up again to the roof - the mesh was almost completely clogged.
It's paper that's causing this - as I brushed it the chunks of burnt paper came out - you could almost make out the writing on some of it. The rest of the pipe looks fine. We're still burning pine as the days have been warm (40-50), so a few sheets of paper and away it goes. Going to have to rethink that.
It amazed me how quickly it clogged - I guess all it needs is one blockage, then the paper just builds out from there.
I don't really want to remove the mesh, so I guess I'll either be up there more regularly or not use paper....
It's paper that's causing this - as I brushed it the chunks of burnt paper came out - you could almost make out the writing on some of it. The rest of the pipe looks fine. We're still burning pine as the days have been warm (40-50), so a few sheets of paper and away it goes. Going to have to rethink that.
It amazed me how quickly it clogged - I guess all it needs is one blockage, then the paper just builds out from there.
I don't really want to remove the mesh, so I guess I'll either be up there more regularly or not use paper....