UPDATE: Chimney (Vent) Fire with Vent Pics

[RonB]

Very nice transformation of that area Whatis. Looks modern, clean, and functional now. Just out of curiosity, where did the kitchen end up?

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

Kitchen Before:

Kitchen After (NOTE: The stove is not in place but you can see a blanket where it eventually ended up):

Notice the right hand where the fridge now sits, the wall was pushed back a little over 2ft as well. The cabinets are all solid Rustic Hickory...I bet that stuff would burn nice and long!

Here are some more links to some renovation pics:

(broken link removed to http://picasaweb.google.com/DonaldsonClan/GreenRoomProgress#)

(broken link removed to http://picasaweb.google.com/DonaldsonClan/KitchenRenovation#)

oh...and hey I failed to mention that it's all FOR SALE.

40 Acres / 2 Homes / Outbuildings and all in Southern Colorado for $219,000.

Here is the website:
(broken link removed to http://sites.google.com/site/40acreranch/)

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

Inspecting the stove...this is what I found:

It all looked very clean inside, but with a dusting of ash.

This is the oval adapter, the yellowish color in the pic is from the work light I was using.

Here is the oval vent on the back of the stove. Shouldn't the oval vent adapter be cemented...or at least screwed into place?

Looking up the vent stack through the ceiling box:

I didn't see any creosote whatsoever...I mean NONE. All the metal looks nearly new (plus the ash dust). I didn't really notice any discoloration of the metal ("bluing") except at the adapter ring that connects the internal vent piece (black pipe) to the ceiling box.

Is it possible that when the Everburn was running really hot...an extra injection of air at the oval adapter (because it wasn't sealed) was acting like a jet afterburner and hitting Mach 6 as it tried to exit the stack?

 

[heffergm]

You're not going to see any creosote after a chimney fire... It all got torched, which is what fueled it in the first place

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

You're not going to see any creosote after a chimney fire... It all got torched, which is what fueled it in the first place

There wouldn't even be anything left in creases...crevices...etc?

 

[cycloxer]

Nice install. I really like the location of the stove and the slate. Make sure your wood is dry dude.

 

[heffergm]

You're not going to see any creosote after a chimney fire... It all got torched, which is what fueled it in the first place

There wouldn't even be anything left in creases...crevices...etc?

I'd doubt it, but I'll let the experts chime in.

 

[LLigetfa]

You're not going to see any creosote after a chimney fire... It all got torched, which is what fueled it in the first place

Creosote often curls and falls, probably as Mike said, into the secondary chamber and ignited/burned there. The secondary chamber took the brunt of the heat and your quick action prevented any damage to the flue.

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

How about the seal between the secondary chamber (oval outlet?) and the oval pipe adapter? Should that be cemented or sealed somehow or is it standard just to stick it in place with no cement, no screws...no nothing?

 

[Diabel]

How about the seal between the secondary chamber (oval outlet?) and the oval pipe adapter? Should that be cemented or sealed somehow or is it standard just to stick it in place with no cement, no screws...no nothing?

I have mine sealed.

 

[BucksCoBernie]

oh...and hey I failed to mention that it's all FOR SALE.

40 Acres / 2 Homes / Outbuildings and all in Southern Colorado for $219,000.

Here is the website:
(broken link removed to http://sites.google.com/site/40acreranch/)

What are you paying in taxes each year?

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

$732 for taxes in 2008.

Here is the Fremont County Assessor's listing for our place:
http://64.234.218.210/cgi-bin/co_fremont_display.cgi?KEY=000066002680&

 

[BucksCoBernie]

$732 for taxes in 2008.

Here is the Fremont County Assessor's listing for our place:
http://64.234.218.210/cgi-bin/co_fremont_display.cgi?KEY=000066002680&

holy crap! that's it? thats awesome.

 

[dougand3]

Why is it Fremont County cares if 2nd manufactured home on property has "Assistance Needers" in it? Gotta have a "needy" permit. Maybe zoned as "gentleman farms - one dwelling per 40ac? The libertarian in me bristles at that.

 

[53flyer]

Why is it Fremont County cares if 2nd manufactured home on property has "Assistance Needers" in it? Gotta have a "needy" permit. Maybe zoned as "gentleman farms - one dwelling per 40ac? The libertarian in me bristles at that.

I thought the same thing.

$732 for taxes in 2008.

holy crap! that's it? thats awesome.

Wow, that seems like a really low levy rate. I assume there are some sort of current exemptions in place that reduce the overall tax? It seems like a nice place. Your difficulty will probably be trying to find people who want to risk drilling for water because it can be a bit of an unknown irt how many times a person needs to drill iot get a reliable source. I'm sure you'll find a buyer, the water thing just limits your pool of buyers but you probably already thought about that. Good luck.

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

Why is it Fremont County cares if 2nd manufactured home on property has "Assistance Needers" in it? Gotta have a "needy" permit. Maybe zoned as "gentleman farms - one dwelling per 40ac? The libertarian in me bristles at that.

You have no idea how much the AMERICAN in me bristles at it. What a freaking crock of tripe. We're moving where there are nearly zero building restrictions. The restrictions have to do with WATER use. Colorado is so jacked up with water rights issues.

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

No exemptions...just a low tax area.

 

[wahoowad]

Do you have any photos looking down your chimney from the top?

No expert here but so far not seeing any signs of a chimney fire or excess creosote buildup. Something seems off here.

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

It will be a few days before I can take a shot like that...it's been snowing off and on for a few days.

 

[woodhound]

Check the top of the pipe that is where your damage will be due to that is where the most creo will build up. Simpson pipe is designed to take a chimmney fire without failing and causing a house fire ( if installed properly) If the fire got hot enough the inner pipe will crumple in on itself due to the internal pressure. I will try to find the picture if one chimmney we took apart after a fire, every section was crumpled into a star shape.

 

[WhatIsChazaq]

Photos of the damage pipe would be cool.

I have checked every section and they all look almost the way they did when I opened up the boxes. There is slight discoloration, but it is solid and very clean. The vent cap has some black crap on it...but that's about all I saw.