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To: jsh3180

1) Open damper all the way;

2) Open vents (if your stove has them);

3) Open the stove door a little more slowly than normal (opening it quickly can create a brief backdraft;

4) If you’re still getting smoke; call a chimney swift.

I’ve been heating with wood for thirty years. I will load it up and run it wide open until there is no smoke coming from the chimney (usually about twenty minutes or so - I haven’t needed to look outside for years). At that point I’ll close it down.

Running it wide open each time you load it will keep the chimney cleaned out for a long time; I usually get it cleaned and inspected every 5-6 years, and even then it only requires a light brushing.


14 posted on 11/17/2012 10:56:35 AM PST by snowrip (Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
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To: snowrip
4) If you’re still getting smoke; call a chimney swift.

You called?

25 posted on 11/17/2012 12:00:50 PM PST by TigersEye (Who is John Galt?)
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