Nothing like reading a good chimney fire post to make me realize it was time to clean the chimney again. I cleaned it 3 months ago and it looked pretty good. However I've been burning some less than seasoned white oak lately from the back of the woodshed that's been split and stored about a year. I will NEVER stack freshly split wood in my lean-to again. It's only open to the south and the back rows just don't get enough air. Might have to change that this summer.
I was surprised to find the flue was the worst by the damper(which I leave open all the time):
It's probably about a quarter inch thick at the worst spot. Most is just under that. It did clean up nicely. There wasn't any glazing, just the fuzzy stuff:
The chimney liner wasn't nearly as bad and only took one pass to clean up. It was little over an eight of an inch thick:
Clean:
Just thought I'd share some pics and info. Chime in if you have any thoughts or suggestions.
I was surprised to find the flue was the worst by the damper(which I leave open all the time):
It's probably about a quarter inch thick at the worst spot. Most is just under that. It did clean up nicely. There wasn't any glazing, just the fuzzy stuff:
The chimney liner wasn't nearly as bad and only took one pass to clean up. It was little over an eight of an inch thick:
Clean:
Just thought I'd share some pics and info. Chime in if you have any thoughts or suggestions.