Nothing earth-shattering about this report, but I thought I'd share it just for the halibut, seeing that it's a new chimney system and stove this season.
We had a mild day today (mid-40's and sunny) so I decided to let the system cool and check it out. (Just FYI, it's 4 ft from stove to tee, 14 ft insulated liner from tee to top.) Looking with a mirror from below, it looked good, not a big accumulation at all. Most of it was in the first 5-6 feet from the stove. Since I just got the correct poly brush, I went up on the roof and cleaned it. Two rubber bands around a small walmart plastic shopping bag caught the fallout. All in all, it filled about 2/3 of the bag with light, fluffy stuff. Not bad at all for burning nothing but pinon, a pitchy, dense pine. I probably could go the whole season on one cleaning, but I prefer to keep in touch.
Do I notice an improvement in draft in tonight's fires? Maybe a little. But that wasn't the point of this. These mid-season checkups give confidence and peace of mind. Heating with wood is good.
We had a mild day today (mid-40's and sunny) so I decided to let the system cool and check it out. (Just FYI, it's 4 ft from stove to tee, 14 ft insulated liner from tee to top.) Looking with a mirror from below, it looked good, not a big accumulation at all. Most of it was in the first 5-6 feet from the stove. Since I just got the correct poly brush, I went up on the roof and cleaned it. Two rubber bands around a small walmart plastic shopping bag caught the fallout. All in all, it filled about 2/3 of the bag with light, fluffy stuff. Not bad at all for burning nothing but pinon, a pitchy, dense pine. I probably could go the whole season on one cleaning, but I prefer to keep in touch.
Do I notice an improvement in draft in tonight's fires? Maybe a little. But that wasn't the point of this. These mid-season checkups give confidence and peace of mind. Heating with wood is good.