- Oct 3, 2007
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Today I used my Christmas present (6" poly brush and 5 fiberglass rods) for the first time. This is my first cleaning since installing my add-on furnace during the first week of October. The cap itself had some buildup on it that isn't shown here-this is just what came out of the 22' of pipe:
![[Hearth.com] Results of my first cleaning-how am I doing?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/attachments/img_1601-webp.202398/ "[Hearth.com] Results of my first cleaning-how am I doing?")
How am I doing? I try to burn hot as much as I can but I choke the air down to 1/4 open for overnights, but not until most of the wood in the firebox is well charred. I burn whatever I can find which includes pine, poplar, etc...and do get some pieces that sizzle a bit from time to time, but on the whole I'm burning good dry hardwood. I would say what is pictured is about 2 and 1/2 cups of creosote.
How am I doing? I try to burn hot as much as I can but I choke the air down to 1/4 open for overnights, but not until most of the wood in the firebox is well charred. I burn whatever I can find which includes pine, poplar, etc...and do get some pieces that sizzle a bit from time to time, but on the whole I'm burning good dry hardwood. I would say what is pictured is about 2 and 1/2 cups of creosote.
