Stopping the air leaks that were causing the stove to run in conditions that were producing soot is likely the major reason for that. Another is the changes in how you set the dampers and better understanding of what the mano is telling you.larryfoster wrote:Did a burn out and clean out today.
I wouldn't call it a thorough cleaning but it's only been 26 days since I ran a brush through the chimney and pipes and inspected pipes around 17 days ago.
I did get some junk out of the pipes
Stuck the Shop Vac up and didn't get a lot of stuff out.
And surprisingly little junk from the firebox.
And a lot of credit for being able to go 26 days without need of a shutdown and big cleaning job goes to Don.
Paul