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Posted by Ook on October 31, 2006, 11:00 pm
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> "Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
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>>> And no, you shouldn't ever start a chimney
>>> fire on purpose.
>>>
>>>
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>> How would you start one? Not that I want to know how to start one, but
>> rather how to avoid starting one. When I startup my stove, there are some
>> good flames entering the chimney from the stove until I get the fire
>> going and close the air intakes down.
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> You can start a chimney fire, if there is a coating of creosote to support
> it. If you want to find out, load your stove with hot burning stuff and
> give it all the air that you can (not recommended).
>
> It is an urban myth ... start a chimney fire once a year as a
> self-cleaning method. Not recommended!
>
> Chimney fires can start secondary fires and damage chimneys.
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LOL, I wasn't considering starting one. I was just wondering when it is more
likely to happen, and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it
other then periodic cleaning and don't over fire the stove.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on October 31, 2006, 11:59 pm
"Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
Don't send me any freakin' spam> wrote in message
> LOL, I wasn't considering starting one. I was just wondering when it is
> more likely to happen, and if there is anything that can be done to
> prevent it other then periodic cleaning and don't over fire the stove.
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Over firing can certainly start one, but a hot fire can prevent a chimney
fire. The hotter the interior of the chimney, the less likely the creosote
is to condense on the sides of it. Twice a day I'd crank up the stove to
help keep it clean. In mild weather, the stove may tend to burn very slow
and that is when you get the buildup. Then the weather turns cold, you
crank up the fire and too hot can ignite what is already in the liner.
Avoid smoldering fires, especially with green wood.
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Posted by Goedjn on November 1, 2006, 9:53 am
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:37:10 -0500, "Charles Schuler"
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>"Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
>Don't send me any freakin' spam> wrote in message
>> >
>>> And no, you shouldn't ever start a chimney
>>> fire on purpose.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How would you start one? Not that I want to know how to start one, but
>> rather how to avoid starting one. When I startup my stove, there are some
>> good flames entering the chimney from the stove until I get the fire going
>> and close the air intakes down.
>
>You can start a chimney fire, if there is a coating of creosote to support
>it. If you want to find out, load your stove with hot burning stuff and
>give it all the air that you can (not recommended).
>
>It is an urban myth ... start a chimney fire once a year as a self-cleaning
>method. Not recommended!
>
It's probably a misapprehension of the advice to burn long hot fires,
to warm the chimney enough to keep creasote from condensing there.
I dunno why you'd wanna do that, though, when you can scrape it
off with a wire brush and use it to treat your fence posts when
nobody's looking.
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Posted by Ook on November 3, 2006, 9:55 pm
> It's probably a misapprehension of the advice to burn long hot fires,
> to warm the chimney enough to keep creasote from condensing there.
>
> I dunno why you'd wanna do that, though, when you can scrape it
> off with a wire brush and use it to treat your fence posts when
> nobody's looking.
OK, here is another question. My chimney goes up about 6-7', and then bends.
Last year I had it inspected, and they inspected up to the bend only and
said that buildups only happen in the first 6 feet or so. Is this true? How
far up the chimney do I need to clean, how far up is creosote likely to
build up? I have a steel double layer 6" (I think it's 6") chimney.
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Posted by Goedjn on November 3, 2006, 10:43 pm
On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 18:55:05 -0800, "Ook" <Ook Don't send me any
freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the Don't send me any freakin'
spam> wrote:
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>> It's probably a misapprehension of the advice to burn long hot fires,
>> to warm the chimney enough to keep creasote from condensing there.
>>
>> I dunno why you'd wanna do that, though, when you can scrape it
>> off with a wire brush and use it to treat your fence posts when
>> nobody's looking.
>
>OK, here is another question. My chimney goes up about 6-7', and then bends.
>Last year I had it inspected, and they inspected up to the bend only and
>said that buildups only happen in the first 6 feet or so. Is this true? How
>far up the chimney do I need to clean, how far up is creosote likely to
>build up? I have a steel double layer 6" (I think it's 6") chimney.
>
Buildup of creasote is only one of the things they
ought to be looking for. THey should also be looking
for damage, blockages, problems with the roof penetration,
etc. If there was no sign of creasote in the part
you can see I wouldn't worry much about it
for this year, but I'd definately choose a different
person/company for next year. Can *YOU* get up
on the roof and check it from the top?
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