Strange

[Wood Scrounge]

I clean out my chimney for my wood stove once a year and it ALWAYS needs it bad. My insert is another story, it's a pain to pull off the facade and pull the insert out. I have run about 5 cords through it without cleaning. I justified my laziness by thinking I always run the insert wide open hot. But I have been laying in bed thinking about it the past few nights so I decided I would get up this morning and get it done. The thing only it had was very light coat of fine black soot, a couple of bangs on the side and the shop vac took care of it.
Do you think it was so clean because I do run it so hot, or maybe it's the wood?

 

[Bowtie]

Could be both. Hot fire burns cleaner. What kind of wood do you burn? How long do you season it? The newer insert could be a better design for combustion too.

 

[zopi]

plus, if you have an insulated chimney liner in the flue, the gases stay hotter longer...they get out before the creosote can condense....

 

[allthegross]

I Have A Insert Also. Heat N Glo Northstar. I Have Burned About Three Cords Through It So Far And Went Up On The Roof To Check It The Other Day And Found A Very Small Amount Of Dust Inside The Chimney. I Think I Would Have No Problem Burning Another 3 Cords