Princess PE-32, my second year. Stove pipe, blower, stack height, shields, and damper type questions.

[moresnow]

Inspect your cap. It may have a spark arresting screen that is plugging. Very, very common issue with your exact results. Sometimes difficult if not impossible to see from the ground.
May as well sweep the pipe entirely. Clogging/restriction can occur much quicker than one would expect.
Pull the connector pipe off the stove and clean out the stove around the bypass assembly and behind the catalyst.
likely you just need normal maintenance. Good luck.

 

[stoveliker]

I agree with the cap .

A leaking flue may exacerbate buildup because air being sucked in will cool flue gases.

 

[RDPRDP]

Update: I arrived at the building yesterday, and I've attached a picture and video of the ouside when I'm reloading, and the cat is not engaged. While the comments might be 100% accurate (spark arrestor), this video to a person like me suggests there is little to no blockage. I also took a picture of the stove pipe from the bypass last night, and it was clean as a whistle. Now, in regards to the cap, I don't have a factory spark arrestor, but I have a bird arrestor home made cage, that probably has the same impact. The installer arrives tomorrow, let's see what he says. I like the comment about the leaking flue potentially sucking in cool air.

For anyone who says I should get rid of the cap, how am I supposed to deal with snow coming down into it when I am not around (only visit once per week). I get a lot of snow over the season, and the cap either will be on, or off permanently as I have no reasonable access to it at anytime of the year.

thanks,
RDP

 

[Highbeam]

Oh yeah, my money is in that silly screen being clogged. Can’t you just remove the screen and put the cap back on?

 

[RDPRDP]

Oh yeah, my money is in that silly screen being clogged. Can’t you just remove the screen and put the cap back on?

I can, but will require scaffolding to get up there to do it, and that is without snow to deal with in the spring. If I try to do it now I have tons of snow to move to put in the scaffolding. 20 feet deep under the roof at the moment! Very hard roof to deal with!

If I could push out the screen and the current cap from the stove that would do it, but then I would be capless untill the spring. I also could damage the roof when the cap and screen fall down after being pushed out.

I need a helicopter.......

RDP

 

[BKVP]

I can, but will require scaffolding to get up there to do it, and that is without snow to deal with in the spring. If I try to do it now I have tons of snow to move to put in the scaffolding. 20 feet deep under the roof at the moment! Very hard roof to deal with!

If I could push out the screen and the current cap from the stove that would do it, but then I would be capless untill the spring. I also could damage the roof when the cap and screen fall down after being pushed out.

I need a helicopter.......

RDP

Just find a kid with a drone. Fly up, get a good look and get some "possible" contributing evidence.

BKVP

 

[kborndale]

Binoculars work well for chimney screen inspection.