Ash; not the tree but the stuff that comes out of the stove.

On my stove the ash pan is a good size and works well. I use to shovel out into a bucket but got a lot of ash floating in the air. I also had to be really careful because I would hit the lip that is in front of the stove. I like using the ash pan; lot less ash while cleaning the stove ashes out.

 

Here is the photo of the chimney I promised. It probably is a bit short but I can't add on to it without using some sort of lift. I had to get my brother-in-law to add the two top sections on for me. The inlet from the tee to the top of the stove is 16 inches measured from the centre of the tee opening. The roof of the house is very low sloped. It could be the trees are an issue on interfering with the draft. I checked the draft on the chimney a couple of days ago; I had the fire completely out and could touch the top of the stove and the stove pipe with my hands. I removed the stove pipe for cleaning. I tested the draft and a tissue paper at the opening would be sucked in; you had to be at the opening though, away from the opening and the tissue didn't move.

On a side note, I will need to clean the siding in the spring; the dark stains you see are algae. I hated to take the photo.

 

I'm a single real good lookin' old man. I don't care about the ash.
The 2 stroke smoke kinda gags me a little in the spring when I blow the house out with the leaf blower, though.

 

This your place?

My wife used to live in Toledo and worked as a home health aid then...she tells of a client that kept their chickens in the house...back door was usually open and their food and water was in the kitchen...they were free to come n go, but roosted in the house at night! I seen your location and thought, hmm....

 

Floe the neighbor to the farmhouse in Maine used to let the goats in her house when they weren’t standing on the roof of her car. You could alway tell she was in the local store without even seeing her if you know what I mean. She was a bit of a recluse but when gramps hadn’t seen her for a while and went to check on her the goats had been in the house with her body for sometime. The fire department burned the building a short time later.

 

Based on my rough calculations where your Tee comes out; you're below the recommended height of chimney for your stove. You've got a hard 90* on the outside, and even if you have 45* bends on the inside............those 2 bends effective remove at least 3' from the height of your chimney. I'd be willing to bet that with another 3' section of Supervent, your smoke spillage and ash "problem" will be significantly lessened, if not eliminated.

 

Oh my.

 

Yes. I guess I need to see what I can do about increasing the height. Buying the chimney and the roof guy isn't a problem, it is getting it installed. I guess I will live with it this winter but I just don't know how I will get it installed. I am not sure a bucket truck can get into the back garden.

 

Would it be possible to loosen the roof bracket clamps then disconnect the pipe at the roof line push the pipe up then slide the new section in. It would probly take two people but that is how I would do it.

 

When the stove is in operation, it burns well; I don't have a problem with the operation of the stove. When the stove is cold, I do have to build a small hot fire to get the chimney hot enough to start drafting well and I have the door cracked; I watch the stove pipe temp for an indication of when the stove is ready. However, even with a hot fire; cracking the door and waiting, once the door is fully open, it spills ash and smoke. I might try the draft inducer as a solution since there isn't a problem with the operation of the stove when it is going well. It worked for BDF

 

I’ve come to accept some ash flying around!

 

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!

 

I don't think that would be as easy as it sounds. Several sections of this pipe is heavy and there would be no support preventing the whole thing from crashing to the ground. The smart way to do this is to add sections to the top. I will have to look at how to reach the top of the chimney safely.

 

Rent a towable boom lift from Home Depot.

 

Not cheap to rent ($309 a day) and not at any nearby (and nearby is 40 to 50 miles) location. I will check some of the local rental places and see what I can find.

 

Well, "cheap" is a relative term. I recently rented a 50 footer to fix a spot on my barn roof. While it was here, I trimmed all the deadwood out of 3 of the big oak trees that line my driveway which made it an even better value. Best part was I got it back right at the 4 hour mark which made it a cheaper rate. I think it only cost me about $280 total. That was a lot cheaper than paying someone to fix the roof and paying a climber to trim up the trees. Heck, the tree guy wanted $200 a tree to clean them up. They also rent a 3X' footer that is cheaper so maybe that's an option if you need it the whole day due to your driving distance. The key is having everything ready when you get back so you can get right to work with it. That said, perhaps your right and a local place would have one too. I was lucky to have 2 HD's each about 25-30 minutes from me.

 

Yes, if I rent one then I want it for the day (the one I got quoted was $209 for four hours or $309 for the day; well, that is a no brainer); which I will assume is x number of hours; back by 4 or 5. I could do the chimney and then trim up some trees etc. My BIL was thinking of renting one to trim up some trees but then he might just hire someone to trim the trees. If he does do it himself, then I might try to trade off labour for use of the lift, or pay a bit on the rental. I need to plan it all out as you said; have the chimney cold, pipe on hand, roof guy on hand etc. I know there is a farm store closer that use to have scissors lifts but I don't think a scissor lift will go high enough.

 

PLEASE!

Get this done and taken care of and report back then. Consider adding two lengths, as long as you're at it!