Just a shout out to all who be burning wood this coming winter. Burn seasoned wood. It's not a debatable topic. Green wood does not burn better simple as that. In fact it can be dangerous or fatal to burn green wood. Sound alarmist, perhaps. But flue fires resulting from the incomplete combustion of wood is expensive, dangerous and unnecessary. Stainless lined chimneys have strength capacity built into to them to meet or exceed code to handle several flue fires. But why risk it? Clay lined in mortar brick are another story. Many within this forum can attest to the dangers of a flue fire in a clay lined chimney.
Simply put, burned seasoned wood.
If your wood is not seasoned, or its a new stove, or the whole burning thing is new to you, just do a quick look up or down your chimney every week or so to gauge how much creosote is building up. If you can get access to chimney from bottom on a sunny day, a mirror on a stick will let you see whats going on in there. Over time you can stretch out the inspection frequency as the buildup dictates.
Have a safe happy and cozy burn season folks.
Perry
"flu" "flue" brain fart
Simply put, burned seasoned wood.
If your wood is not seasoned, or its a new stove, or the whole burning thing is new to you, just do a quick look up or down your chimney every week or so to gauge how much creosote is building up. If you can get access to chimney from bottom on a sunny day, a mirror on a stick will let you see whats going on in there. Over time you can stretch out the inspection frequency as the buildup dictates.
Have a safe happy and cozy burn season folks.
Perry
"flu" "flue" brain fart