Installed my stove last January. Weekend and night burns for about 3 and a half months of burning in my stove between now and then. Lots of cold starts.
I have 3.5 feet of double wall coming out of the stove. A 90 out to a T then 20 feet of pipe in a chase.
Went up to sweep the pipe and was surprised how dirty it was. It was about an 1/8 inch layer of brownish dusty stuff in the pipe. Turned black when it got on me. Mostly near the top. The brush slid easier as I went farther down. Creosote or just ash dust?. found similar stuff in the back of my stove when I took it apart to clean it out. The cap had a thin layer of what I know is creosote underneath it. Shiny, crunchy stuff I scrubbed with a tooth brush. Ended up maybe having about a quart and a half come out of the main pipe. I know that my wood last year could of been drier.
Took the Oslo apart, thank god I read the manual and took the top plate screws out before I put it all together. Thin layer of grayish dust on white mat. Did some scrubbing around the inside of the stove with the toothbrush. Cleaned out good around rear exit. Vacuumed it all out.
I have been having problems getting my stove up to temp this fall. After cleaning today, the first load I had it humming at 625. Have been having troubles getting it past 450 previously.
My questions are, 1. Is that fluffy stuff in the pipe bad or real bad?.
2. When cleaning the stove, did I improve performance? I forgot to look for the entrance to the secondaries but
they seemed to burn much better today. Are they located near the stove exit?. Scrubbed in there real good.
3. I used an Imperial Poly brush In the pipes. The bristles were thick but spread out more than I thought they
would be. Is this brush any good or should I get one with more bristles?.
I have 3.5 feet of double wall coming out of the stove. A 90 out to a T then 20 feet of pipe in a chase.
Went up to sweep the pipe and was surprised how dirty it was. It was about an 1/8 inch layer of brownish dusty stuff in the pipe. Turned black when it got on me. Mostly near the top. The brush slid easier as I went farther down. Creosote or just ash dust?. found similar stuff in the back of my stove when I took it apart to clean it out. The cap had a thin layer of what I know is creosote underneath it. Shiny, crunchy stuff I scrubbed with a tooth brush. Ended up maybe having about a quart and a half come out of the main pipe. I know that my wood last year could of been drier.
Took the Oslo apart, thank god I read the manual and took the top plate screws out before I put it all together. Thin layer of grayish dust on white mat. Did some scrubbing around the inside of the stove with the toothbrush. Cleaned out good around rear exit. Vacuumed it all out.
I have been having problems getting my stove up to temp this fall. After cleaning today, the first load I had it humming at 625. Have been having troubles getting it past 450 previously.
My questions are, 1. Is that fluffy stuff in the pipe bad or real bad?.
2. When cleaning the stove, did I improve performance? I forgot to look for the entrance to the secondaries but
they seemed to burn much better today. Are they located near the stove exit?. Scrubbed in there real good.
3. I used an Imperial Poly brush In the pipes. The bristles were thick but spread out more than I thought they
would be. Is this brush any good or should I get one with more bristles?.