Seasoned wood charring, cant keep temps in house up

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In my head I worried any creosote would fall down and collect right in front of my stove discharge and cause a fire. ( I lived through a chimney fire scary stuff.) But this stove make minimal ash

Some folks attach a chunk of liner under the tee and then the cap far below. This gives a "sump" for the debris to fall. Sometimes that allows the cap to be way down by the old cleanout door.