On my way home I could smell the creosote in the air as I drove through town. That’s a chimney fire waiting to happen. This is the season for it.
Those who heat with wood have been burning for months now. We just had a spell of unusually warm weather. Woodstoves were turned down to a slow smolder. That creates even more creosote. Then, like yesterday, we had a bitterly cold and windy day.
That’s when stoves are cranked but up. Those are perfect conditions for a chimney fire. The hot blast ignites the built up creosote. Then the fun begins.
So if you heat with wood it might be a great time to check your chimney.
-Sixbears
Meh , I always just kept a big bucket of water close to the stove.
ReplyDeleteWhat you need is a wood fired air conditioner. :)
DeleteNot this year LOL ! Have had to use the heat almost every night last month . Would get up in the A.M. and the house would be an uncivilized 65° !
Delete65! Horrors! People up here wear shorts to knock the snow off the woodpile. It's what you get used to, I guess. Even I got adapted to frozen winter again.
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