Posted by Billy NY on January 25, 2008 at 10:52:23 from (205.188.117.74):
Well that chimney has been thoroughly cleaned, even fired up a welder to make a tool after finding a piece of pipe that was bent just right for the vertical portion of the flue, welded a piece of angle on the end to pull the creosote grinds out, set the pipe, pulls smoke nicely at the elbow and I'm within the specifications it calls for from a combustible floor/wall.
On that note I'm set to go light it off, I did check this stove out thoroughly, seems to be fine, everything works like it should, it's an old Martin Industries/Ashley Automatic model 25H F.
I'm thinking the abundance of dead elm, and other hardwoods that have been down, many resting on limbs in the air, will be the best wood to burn, particularly the standing elm as it's bone dry, then the others if needed, figured those would not be as seasoned as they are not cut up, probably won't take long after they've been cut. Oak, Cherry, Maple and some White Birch.
That in mind I think the creosote build up should be at minimum, operating the stove so it burns clean, not choked out too much, the Elm will probably last me the rest of the season and produce the least creosote.
What I'm wondering, is an annual clean out say after the season's over, (check again before firing up in the fall) the normal interval or should I be checking more often, based on the kind of wood I'm using ? (there certainly won't be any green or unseasoned wood going in there)
The other thing with this stove is I remember leaving a bed of ash just a little below the level of the front door, what is recommended here, it's got ash in it still, I found a piece of newspaper, with a birth notice of January 27, 1980 ! Should I clean it out or leave the bed of ash, seems it would insulate the bottom, floor is concrete anyway, that is how I remember doing it then, not sure if it was correct or it does not matter.
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