Chimney clogged

Here is a link to the video iCloud Photo Sharing Before doing this I removed the door, the faceplate, the baffle plate and fire bricks that set above it and the damper/bypass plate. Fall 23 I poked a hole through the plastic for the sooteater rod, fall 24 I just ran it under the bottom edge as you see in the video. I think either way works when using the HEPA filter vac. Without the Vac I would go through a small hole. I am a serious do it yourself person. I nearly never pay anyone do to anything for the house or vehicles. Sometimes even get in over my head but this is fairly easy.

 

Looks like you are burning a couch, a chair, and most of your kitchen in there. Interesting perspective in the photo.

 

He did get into some of his oak. I split a piece and brought it home, let it in the basement for 2 hours.


I’d say 70/20 mix of ash and cherry has been the norm though, little walnut in there too.

 

Was that after resplitting so you measured on a freshly exposed surface to get the internal moisture content?

 

That’s the only way to get a true reading. My mm says to let the piece reach room temp, hence the 2 hour time frame.

 

I've never seen a mm with the sample temp on it like that before

 

Assuming MM measures change in resistance so Temperature wood matter; good pun there.
Also fresh split face due to drying process.
In short the man’s doing it right