Tar in your flue

[openspaceman]

fit a carbon monoxide detector

 

Very wise and a requirement under building regs for a new installation.

 

After all these years my battery powered one is time expired so I could do with a recommendation for a modern one.

 

 

Anyway it must be better to avoid the risk of CO buildup rather than wait for an alarm.

[essential]

Agreed and I do have a carbon monoxide alarm and will be getting the chimmney swept regularly.

[hedgesparrow]

only burn dry logs oak,ash,beech, anything hardwood no softwood on any count and have my chimney swept every year if he gets a dustan of soot out its a lot. keep mine burning then shut down last thing lucky if it is still in next morning maybe warm just put kindling on and then logs away it goes

[Stubby]

Hi Hedge . How big is a dustan ?

[Pilgrimmick]

I have a 14kw woodwarm stove with saddle boilers. close it down overnight and it fires up in the morning with fresh wood, no need for kindling. Sweep the flue every year and get about 3/4 of a bucket full of crap out of it.

Mixed wood, usually oak and ash, with a bit of birch.

The flue is a twin wall flue with the rest of the chimney void filled with micafill. this seems to avoid the condensation issues you have with a 'cold' flue.

[matthawh1966]

swept the flue for the first time in two years, it was only the top foot of the flue that had any real build up of tar the rest of the flexi liner was fairly clear, if you keep the fire hot it generally keeps the flue clear.

[hedgesparrow]

Hi Hedge . How big is a dustan ?

same size as a dustpan eyes are going reading from the light of pc please bear with this old codger need to go and have a drop of chardoney. no cizzer tonight

[nepia]

only burn dry logs... no softwood on any count

 

Out of interest why is that? I have a small burner, burn 99% softwood and have no problems with the flue.

[Stubby]

same size as a dustpan eyes are going reading from the light of pc please bear with this old codger need to go and have a drop of chardoney. no cizzer tonight

 

I'm an old codger too bud . Know where you are coming from

[Stubby]

Out of interest why is that? I have a small burner, burn 99% softwood and have no problems with the flue.

 

Nothing wrong with soft wood if its seasoned and dry , just need to feed the fire more often . Some times its nice to have a mix I think .....