Hi Case! That’s some really good info! There is a lot more to wood burning than I would have ever thought. I really enjoy this wood burning series. take care!
Great video Case! Same with the video on firewood tips (I haven't commented on yet, what can I say, I'm a slacker). I knew a guy who would get smoke coming back into the room every morning when he tried to get the fire going. He finally figured out that his wife was in the bathroom and turning on the exhaust fan at the same time every morning. Once he figured that out, he started getting up earlier, and the problem was corrected.
Great information, thanks. Our house is the highest place for miles around and in some weather conditions we can get a downdraft on our chimney, it is not serious but we have to be careful opening the door of the woodburner
Good info. I burn with a vintage Vermont Castings. The stove is constructed using plates and over time the cement that bonds them together brakes down and can cause leaks. With leaks smoke can come back into the room. Especially if any other issues are starting that you talked about. Have a good day.
As far as the wood goes yes you're 100% correct if you want to have a smoke but you also want to put a piece of greenwood with it or it's going to burn up and it'll be gone in a matter of less than a half hour most likely you're staying awake all night if you're actually using it for heat so yeah your idea of having good seasoned wood is great but you won't have any length of time burning without some greenwood with it
Indeed..I season my scrub oak and a couple 6x10” chunks will hold hot coals through the night. On lazy mornings I skip cleaning it out and just add wood.
All your ideas are wonderful, but none of them will get my EPA stove to start without smoking us out. The problem is, I can not get my chimney to warm up and draft at all. It is an outside chimney, but I have carefully insulated it with rock wool. It is close to 40 feet high, and once the stove is started it drafts great, but to get it going is impossible when it's really cold, and that is when we need it most. We're doing everything right, but we're frustrated that nobody is talking about contraptions to warm up those cold chimneys.
@@SternDrive You want very small fires in the back of the stove with wood shavings or small kindling only. No newspaper or cardboard 👍 If you have a cleanout door, you could also try opening it to help suck air and get the draft going. Once it starts smoking at the cleanout close it
@@BuildALotAcres Nope. I tried putting 4 candles in it for an hour to warm the flue. Fail. Last time I ran a hot plate red hot with the door closed for one hour. Started the stove with a small fire and i smoked the house up and set off all the central alarms screaming. I suffered smoke inhalation taking my kindling out and throwing it in the garden. I then went shopping to escape the smoke, and save my ears from the screaming smoke alarms. I need a blower system to warm up the flue. Not much info on such a contraption.
First of all thank you and yes, this is a year later. I've got a very very tight new home. I've got a highly efficient, wood stove and yes, I do what they call. Burping it prior to opening the door all the way. Yet I'm still getting a smoke smell not necessarily see smoke but a smokeodor. Trying to figure out what's going on I do have make up here for the woodstove. I've got a 6 inch pipe buried underneath my slab that comes up directly underneath the stove. I am burning, seasoned wood yet watching your video and listening to it I'm thinking the mistake maybe because some of it's wet due to the rain or snow. Yet looking for any other reasons that I may be getting the smoke smell inside the house.
@@MartyHuie If you have outside makeup air, it’s likely either unseasoned wood or a cold flue. Often when the stove hasn’t been started in multiple days the flue takes awhile to warm up and may backpuff at first. Try starting real small fires and build it up. I use kindling or wood products only. No newspaper or cardboard as it smokes too much imo
@@BuildALotAcres So, here’s the thing. It’s not the fire itself that starts the smell. It’s when it’s been burning for a few hours, really hot, that I get the distinct odor. It’s not the physical sight of smoke, but the smell. Yes, I do use fat lighter. And guess what? The fire never seems to go out. There’s always some Coles in the woodstove, and I usually scoop it out in the morning. But then, I put another piece of fat lighter, get the fire going again, and add more wood. But here’s the catch: it’s not in the morning. It’s in the middle of the afternoon, and I’m completely confused. I’ve even messaged the Chimney Installer Woodstove to come and take a look and give me some advice. But I’m also trying to solve it myself, so I’m not sure what to do. I really appreciate your help if you have any suggestions. Thanks a bunch!
@@BuildALotAcres I've had this woodstove for about a month and a half or two months and have had a fire in it almost every day. I contributed the smell the first couple of weeks to possibly burning stuff off, but it never smelt like I was burning paint it was always like smoke was coming from somewhere smell. I'm still too new at this to understand what types of wood is best but I know it's all seasoned for the person that cleared my land only put certain trees to the side and said you can use these trees for your fire/wood stove. They are easily three years old and all split very well. My assumption is they're dry. Yeah my concern is I think I might've mentioned is they're getting wet from either rain and or snow and I did not know if that was helping contribute to possibly smoke odor.
The house being as tight as it is, was wondering, or thinking that possibly went opening and closing a door there was a back draft from the make up error vent that's in the floor that I put in was sucking smoke down from the woodstove and then it leaking out into the room. I'm really confused.
My house has a fireplace Xtrordinair 36 elite and just started a fire got it going real nice for abou 5 minutes then it got real windy and smoke filled our house, did the flute not get hot enough? What do you think?
Without seeing your situation it’s hard to give a good answer. If it went well for 5 minutes then I doubt it’s a cold flue issue. I’d check the other things I mentioned in the video 👍
My stove pipe go up about one foot away from my roof, and surpass it by 2 feet…but I still get smoke in, will try to clean it but even when I installed it, it s frustrating
The industry standard is 2 feet above the highest point/peak, or 10 feet away horizontally from the roof intersection imaginary level line. Total chimney height, location of house, trees surrounding house, other nearby chimneys, and number of elbows and reducers can also impact this
Hi Case! That’s some really good info! There is a lot more to wood burning than I would have ever thought. I really enjoy this wood burning series. take care!
Thank you sir! Appreciate the kind words! 👍
Great video Case! Same with the video on firewood tips (I haven't commented on yet, what can I say, I'm a slacker). I knew a guy who would get smoke coming back into the room every morning when he tried to get the fire going. He finally figured out that his wife was in the bathroom and turning on the exhaust fan at the same time every morning. Once he figured that out, he started getting up earlier, and the problem was corrected.
Great story Kevin. Amazing the difference a little bit of air will make
All correct tips and tricks Case. 👍🏻
Thank you sir 🙏
Great information, thanks. Our house is the highest place for miles around and in some weather conditions we can get a downdraft on our chimney, it is not serious but we have to be careful opening the door of the woodburner
Yes sir. You guys are on top of your game! 👍
Good info. I burn with a vintage Vermont Castings. The stove is constructed using plates and over time the cement that bonds them together brakes down and can cause leaks. With leaks smoke can come back into the room. Especially if any other issues are starting that you talked about. Have a good day.
Great info 👍 Thanks for sharing!
As far as the wood goes yes you're 100% correct if you want to have a smoke but you also want to put a piece of greenwood with it or it's going to burn up and it'll be gone in a matter of less than a half hour most likely you're staying awake all night if you're actually using it for heat so yeah your idea of having good seasoned wood is great but you won't have any length of time burning without some greenwood with it
With dense species of hardwood and a big firebox you can easily get overnight burns.
Indeed..I season my scrub oak and a couple 6x10” chunks will hold hot coals through the night. On lazy mornings I skip cleaning it out and just add wood.
Depending on your stove type your inlet could be wrong with your inlet damper (or outlet damper for that matter). More than often it's damp wood.
Very true 👍
Good video very informative.
Thank you 🙏
Great tips!👍
Thank you sir 👍
Like you, I tend to check and/or clean my chimney once a month or so.
Yes sir 👍
We are new to woodstoves ourselves. My godfather had 1 for almost 50 yrs. so it's something we look at on the regular.
Great job sir
@@dakota5440 🙏
All your ideas are wonderful, but none of them will get my EPA stove to start without smoking us out. The problem is, I can not get my chimney to warm up and draft at all. It is an outside chimney, but I have carefully insulated it with rock wool. It is close to 40 feet high, and once the stove is started it drafts great, but to get it going is impossible when it's really cold, and that is when we need it most. We're doing everything right, but we're frustrated that nobody is talking about contraptions to warm up those cold chimneys.
@@SternDrive You want very small fires in the back of the stove with wood shavings or small kindling only. No newspaper or cardboard 👍 If you have a cleanout door, you could also try opening it to help suck air and get the draft going. Once it starts smoking at the cleanout close it
@@BuildALotAcres Nope. I tried putting 4 candles in it for an hour to warm the flue. Fail. Last time I ran a hot plate red hot with the door closed for one hour. Started the stove with a small fire and i smoked the house up and set off all the central alarms screaming. I suffered smoke inhalation taking my kindling out and throwing it in the garden. I then went shopping to escape the smoke, and save my ears from the screaming smoke alarms. I need a blower system to warm up the flue. Not much info on such a contraption.
First of all thank you and yes, this is a year later. I've got a very very tight new home. I've got a highly efficient, wood stove and yes, I do what they call. Burping it prior to opening the door all the way. Yet I'm still getting a smoke smell not necessarily see smoke but a smokeodor. Trying to figure out what's going on I do have make up here for the woodstove. I've got a 6 inch pipe buried underneath my slab that comes up directly underneath the stove. I am burning, seasoned wood yet watching your video and listening to it I'm thinking the mistake maybe because some of it's wet due to the rain or snow. Yet looking for any other reasons that I may be getting the smoke smell inside the house.
@@MartyHuie If you have outside makeup air, it’s likely either unseasoned wood or a cold flue. Often when the stove hasn’t been started in multiple days the flue takes awhile to warm up and may backpuff at first. Try starting real small fires and build it up. I use kindling or wood products only. No newspaper or cardboard as it smokes too much imo
@@BuildALotAcres So, here’s the thing. It’s not the fire itself that starts the smell. It’s when it’s been burning for a few hours, really hot, that I get the distinct odor. It’s not the physical sight of smoke, but the smell. Yes, I do use fat lighter. And guess what? The fire never seems to go out. There’s always some Coles in the woodstove, and I usually scoop it out in the morning. But then, I put another piece of fat lighter, get the fire going again, and add more wood. But here’s the catch: it’s not in the morning. It’s in the middle of the afternoon, and I’m completely confused. I’ve even messaged the Chimney Installer Woodstove to come and take a look and give me some advice. But I’m also trying to solve it myself, so I’m not sure what to do. I really appreciate your help if you have any suggestions. Thanks a bunch!
@ Usually new stoves let off a paint smell while they “cure”. Other than that, it could be the type of wood you’re burning
@@BuildALotAcres I've had this woodstove for about a month and a half or two months and have had a fire in it almost every day. I contributed the smell the first couple of weeks to possibly burning stuff off, but it never smelt like I was burning paint it was always like smoke was coming from somewhere smell. I'm still too new at this to understand what types of wood is best but I know it's all seasoned for the person that cleared my land only put certain trees to the side and said you can use these trees for your fire/wood stove. They are easily three years old and all split very well. My assumption is they're dry. Yeah my concern is I think I might've mentioned is they're getting wet from either rain and or snow and I did not know if that was helping contribute to possibly smoke odor.
The house being as tight as it is, was wondering, or thinking that possibly went opening and closing a door there was a back draft from the make up error vent that's in the floor that I put in was sucking smoke down from the woodstove and then it leaking out into the room. I'm really confused.
Thank you
Can we go out the wall and leave the stack horizontal? I did that. Seems to work. But am I wrong?
That is commonly done for pellet stoves. It wont work for well for wood stoves
My house has a fireplace Xtrordinair 36 elite and just started a fire got it going real nice for abou 5 minutes then it got real windy and smoke filled our house, did the flute not get hot enough? What do you think?
Without seeing your situation it’s hard to give a good answer. If it went well for 5 minutes then I doubt it’s a cold flue issue. I’d check the other things I mentioned in the video 👍
@@BuildALotAcres Thank you!
Thanks
My stove pipe go up about one foot away from my roof, and surpass it by 2 feet…but I still get smoke in, will try to clean it but even when I installed it, it s frustrating
The industry standard is 2 feet above the highest point/peak, or 10 feet away horizontally from the roof intersection imaginary level line. Total chimney height, location of house, trees surrounding house, other nearby chimneys, and number of elbows and reducers can also impact this
thank you