Wood Stove Pipe just cleaned

[user 122190]

I am doing something right. 1st time since spring 2013, and it was very clean. I have had to get on the roof at least once a year and knock the soot out of the cap, but other then burning very well seasoned wood, it is amazing that it was so clean. Neighbors was a mess, probably several ft^3 of soot. And I thought it had been swept not to long ago.

Biggest factor was recently removing a metal band that restricted the cap's opening (was there to keep birds from nesting). With the cap's now wide opening the soot doesn't have much chance of building up. Or so my theory goes.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Not a bad theory at all. It's like a ported saw exhaust pipe.

Burning a hot fire and dry wood is also a must. I can always tell when things are right -- I look at the stack when the fire's hot and if I see practically no smoke, I know it's OK.

 

[user 122190]

Not a bad theory at all. It's like a ported saw exhaust pipe.

Burning a hot fire and dry wood is also a must. I can always tell when things are right -- I look at the stack when the fire's hot and if I see practically no smoke, I know it's OK.

Same here. Go outside and if there is no smoke, just heat waves, then I know my fire and wood is absolutely right.