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gaz1
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if the flue is clean check your stove and make sure
its just really not worth it id rather have piece of mind that it was all clear
should be one rule for most stoves if in doubt check it before lighting
in valley areas sometimes having a pull cowl can improve flow of a stove with low pulls on chimneys
its either directional turns away from the wind like a weather vain or a spinner cowl
its just really not worth it id rather have piece of mind that it was all clear
should be one rule for most stoves if in doubt check it before lighting
in valley areas sometimes having a pull cowl can improve flow of a stove with low pulls on chimneys
its either directional turns away from the wind like a weather vain or a spinner cowl
julianthegypsy
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The only other thing I can think of is a leak in the flue, either in the flue, the seal between the flue and stove or if you have a register plate, a leak there, so when the hot air is creating a draw, it pulls air through the leak instead of through the stove. People always worry about leaks releasing smoke, but normally any leak will leak air into the flue system and kill the draw through the stove.
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I give you a jackdaw nest...
For scale those are 18x10" slates on the floor and I can stand up right next to the wall...
Err. Its not that.
Well. Its had a good sweep and is totally sealed everywhere I can see behind the actual vents.
I cant get a picture to show you but looking closely at the cowling, it does look like an anti down draft one. But the aperture forvthe smoke is not very tall and looks like a circular piece of metal with slots cut out of it (rather than a simple mesh). I think this was a bit coked up. So i trimmed a chimney brush down to 6" so that at the top, rotating it would clean the inside of this area. When the weather is better i will go up and inspect it from the outside.
But for now, there is no smoke when i open the doors up with the flue damper wide open.
I cant get a picture to show you but looking closely at the cowling, it does look like an anti down draft one. But the aperture forvthe smoke is not very tall and looks like a circular piece of metal with slots cut out of it (rather than a simple mesh). I think this was a bit coked up. So i trimmed a chimney brush down to 6" so that at the top, rotating it would clean the inside of this area. When the weather is better i will go up and inspect it from the outside.
But for now, there is no smoke when i open the doors up with the flue damper wide open.
