greengiant
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I've been searching for old threads, but can't seem to come up with anything on this topic. I love the aroma of wood burning on a crisp winters' day (from someone else's chimney that is!). I don't know what kind of stove, or wood, or anything about where that smell comes from, but what I do know, is that no matter what kind of wood, or how seasoned it is, or how my air control is adjusted, my exhaust from my chimney never smells good.
For the basics-it's a fireplace extroidinair insert-7 years old, ss liner straight up about 12', with a cap. Burning 18 month + covered splits of white and red oak, maple, and ash this year. The stove doesn't have one of those catalytic things, but does have secondary burn tubes. It has a baffle that forces exhaust to the front and back over the top before exiting.
It only smokes for a short while after reloading. I clean the chimney and get around a quart of soot after a full year of burns.
When the wind is right and I'm out with the dog, the exiting fumes/smoke just don't have that aroma as almost every other wood burner in my neighborhood.
So what's the problem? None. We are very happy with the way it works, but I am just too curious to not want to know what's going on.
For the basics-it's a fireplace extroidinair insert-7 years old, ss liner straight up about 12', with a cap. Burning 18 month + covered splits of white and red oak, maple, and ash this year. The stove doesn't have one of those catalytic things, but does have secondary burn tubes. It has a baffle that forces exhaust to the front and back over the top before exiting.
It only smokes for a short while after reloading. I clean the chimney and get around a quart of soot after a full year of burns.
When the wind is right and I'm out with the dog, the exiting fumes/smoke just don't have that aroma as almost every other wood burner in my neighborhood.
So what's the problem? None. We are very happy with the way it works, but I am just too curious to not want to know what's going on.