Hurricane Matthew Dropping Some Rain

Fire starter.

 

Use a mirror to reflect the flashlight's beam into the stove pipe.

Of course, yours is outside the house so maybe there would be enough daylight once you pull off the bottom plug of the tee?

Don't understand why you've put this off all "off season" but there is no time better than the present.

 

Big Hugs.

 

I have heard the wire brushes can scratch the SS chimney and possibly make it easier for creosote to cling to the inside walls. A lot of people here were touting the soot eaters but if the poly brushes will work...

 

Awww! For me? Shucks! Tee hee!



Get that chimney inspected today? Got that extension on yet?
Don't worry about scratching the inside of your pipe...it's not like you'll be grinding away on it with any type of brush. Just a few quick plunges, right? That's yet another benefit of dry wood.

 

Ok, glad you ask. Yes, I inspected the chimney. I was able to shine a light up to the top of the chimney. What I saw was dull soot; it did not look shinny.

Photos:


This was the bottom cap for the tee; dry soot particles, a leaf and stink bugs, they get in everywhere. I am wondering if they have gotten into the stove as well.


It basically lo0ked like this to the top of the chimney. More stink bugs. Clearest I could get with the camera; it only has auto focus.

Now about adding the section to the chimney


That is a three foot, two foot and one foot sections plus the cap. I have a three foot section I want to add. It scares me to be standing on the edge of the roof. I don't have any safety harness here or even just rope. I guess I could leave the two foot section on and try taking the one foot and cap off, adding them to the three foot section then try to hoist them above my head into place. I am also thinking about putting in a Craig's List advert and just see if I can hire someone to do it for me.

 

Borrow a harness from a local deer hunter for the day. Any smart treestand Hunter has a harness or 2.

 

I am not sure I know any smart hunters around here.

 

Lmao. I'll see if I have an extra laying around, but I think I gave all my spares away.


Any fhc hunters have a spare from a stand purchase?

 

Your chimney looks really good and clean Kimberly. Why do you want to add length to the chimney? If it's currently above the roof ridge it should be fine, especially being right at the edge like it is.

 

It should be two feet higher than anything within ten feet of it.

K wants to add another section to it just to increase the draft. (once its up to temp)

 

The height requirement as listed in the stove manual; Madison from England Stove Works, is not met. So that is why I was going to add a section. The chimney is a bit short according to the manual. Plus, there are two 90s, one in the flue and then the tee in the chimney. From what I understand, that effectively shortens my chimney even more.

 

Plus, I have already brought the section and too late to try and return it; I got it way back in the summer but too scared to try and install it.

 

Just remember, the stove can work just fine with a shorter than recommended height. Remember the "two feet higher than anything closer than ten feet" rule though.

 

Okay, gotcha.

 

Yes, I remember being told.