On 2 occasions I've found a creasote puddle under my new Hearthstone stove (fired up only 5 times). Been burning wood for over 20 years and have never seen anything like this! Do I not understand my new stove, or is something defective?
dripping creasote
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I have had a Hearthstone for a couple of years and have not had any puddles. I burn between 400-500 degrees all the time.
Modern stoves need dry wood. Low flue temps and excess humidity can result in condensate.vicbob said:
vicbob,
probably best to address this over in the hearth room, but chances are the wood is wet to some degree.
what brand of Hearthstone do you have? whatcha got for wood type & seasoning practices? how big splits are you using? how are your stovetop temps running? how are you starting and then closing the primary down? getting a lot of smoke out the chimney? Getting good secondaries? how's it looking inside when you go to reload? ashy or glopped w/ glossy creosote?
getting a little moisture out of the stones isn't completely unusual, but actual dripping creo is not a good thing at all. Never seen that. Seen plenty of folks question how to get the best out of a new Hearthstone after years of doing it differently tho
I was kinda one of them last year
welcome to the Hearth, btw
probably best to address this over in the hearth room, but chances are the wood is wet to some degree.
what brand of Hearthstone do you have? whatcha got for wood type & seasoning practices? how big splits are you using? how are your stovetop temps running? how are you starting and then closing the primary down? getting a lot of smoke out the chimney? Getting good secondaries? how's it looking inside when you go to reload? ashy or glopped w/ glossy creosote?
getting a little moisture out of the stones isn't completely unusual, but actual dripping creo is not a good thing at all. Never seen that. Seen plenty of folks question how to get the best out of a new Hearthstone after years of doing it differently tho
I was kinda one of them last year welcome to the Hearth, btw
Are you certain it is creosote? I can tell you my OSLO dropped some black tar like flux during the first couple burns and I FREAKED OUT!
Yep, it was simply some kind of flux used in manufacture, I recall putting a pie plate under that spot to keep from staining my brick, after a couple burns it was no longer a problem.
Your situation may be creosote, but I mention this as just an FYI.
Yep, it was simply some kind of flux used in manufacture, I recall putting a pie plate under that spot to keep from staining my brick, after a couple burns it was no longer a problem.
Your situation may be creosote, but I mention this as just an FYI.
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