Posted by Southtowns27 on December 20, 2009 at 19:57:56 from (75.237.212.230):
In Reply to: OT : Creosote posted by Southtowns27 on December 20, 2009 at 18:16:01:
To answer a few questions:
I've been burning only seasoned hardwood, mostly maple and cherry, with a bit of ash. During the day, I close the air drafts on the stove and the damper. Otherwise it won't make the 12+ hours until I get home and it gets wayyyyyy too hot in the house. Even with it choked back all the way, it's not uncommon for it to be 75+ degrees in here.
Unfortunately, I have no other heat source. The wood burner is the only way to keep the house warm.
My stovepipe is Simpson Duravent 6" triple wall stainless. The OD is 10". It runs up the outside of my house exposed. I guess if it were enclosed it would stay warmer and maybe not get so gummy.
I try to get it hot every couple days, but after it starts to get creosote in it, it makes me nervous to do that. I'm afraid I'll start a chimney fire. I figure that if I just keep it burning slow, the odds of it catching are lower.
Tractor Supply sells some creosote eliminating additives, but the owners manual for my stovepipe states explicitly to avoid using them due to their corrosive nature. I don't know what's worse, lots of creosote, or a corrosive additive. Any input on this topic??
This post was edited by Southtowns27 at 19:58:51 12/20/09.
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