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oldspark
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In case of a chimney fire I am going to kick my ass because it will be my own dumb fault.
LOL.........I just figured out you were talking to me.Nice gun rack..
Its funny I talked to my insurance man about my wood burner in my shop the other day and he seemed to fully understand with the right install and correct burning practices you will not have a problem.Seems that some folks just assume that if you burn wood sooner or later you will have a chimney fire . . .
Your clearances to combustibles are with normal operation in mind not a chimney fire, so your chimney might survive (damaged possibly) but it could start a fire in the house, no way is a chimney fire safe.I have excel chimney pipe and ultrablack stovepipe from ICC and I just don't worry about chimney fires. With that pipe, if I have one, my house is safe. But I don't expect to ever have one. Burn only wood, don't overfire, don't smoulder, and make sure my pipe is clean. And rest easy.
Interesting. I might get a chimfex.
True story: The original Chimfex factory burned down.
Compared to when? As an old time volunteer, I can tell you that during my career, both the frequency and severity of chimney fires decreased steadily (at least where I was). But that was likely due to several factors such as:Are chimney fires as dangerous with triple wall and double wall pipe these days?
yeah I had a guy inspect the house but he didn't say much about the chimney.He said you should get it swept before winter,but he said he never took it apart.The house was only 3 years old and if you look at the fireplace and chimney setup it looks quite professional.So I think he was just telling me to sweep it because he needs to cover his bases.But I mean who would have guessed I would have a fire the first time I lit the thing.The previous people could have had the fire at any time.Im not even sure they had burned any in the last year or two because what they had there was very very grey and it was even under a deck as well.What wasn't under the deck was rotten rounds.The people were the kind of people who didn't know how to burn is what my neighbor was telling me ,he said they didn't belong in the neighborhood so to speak.Its the kind of place where we drive quads on the road and dirtbikes too.Not fun dealing with other owners poor wood burning habit. I would have done the same thing; light the stove for a try. I would have certainly swept it before winter but would likely have had one small fire before. Dd you get the house inspected when you bought it?
Andrew
I'll admit that in the 70's I had little awareness of proper burning. Creosote was just something that always happened as a normal part of wood burning to most people. I can remember frequently slapping the single wall pipe from my old Earth Stove with both hands to loosen the flaky creosote while it tinkled into the stove. I have no idea what the upper part of the chimney looked like. I know I smouldered the fires too much and used wood that was not ready.We've seen folks that have plugged up their chimney in a month of burning. Unseasoned wood and a smoldering fire will do that pretty quickly.
I'll admit that in the 70's I had little awareness of proper burning. Creosote was just something that always happened as a normal part of wood burning to most people. I can remember frequently slapping the single wall pipe from my old Earth Stove with both hands to loosen the flaky creosote while it tinkled into the stove. I have no idea what the upper part of the chimney looked like. I know I smouldered the fires too much and used wood that was not ready.
But that was then and this is now...
Well, they came in different sizes. Mine was medium size for a 1500 sf house. They seemed to be the most popular brand name at the time. They looked nice, but they were pre-epa of course, and windows weren't an option then. They had a manual air intake valve that could be turned off all the way which made it too easy to smoulder a fire.Those Earth Stoves threw some heat? Weren't they pretty big?
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