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aceofwands
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 09 10:58 pm Post subject: woodburner disaster |
 
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Help!
Just put in a basic woodburner. The problem is dirty black water (very smelly) is pouring down the chimney pipe (outside of) in the house. (Its not raining!).
As the Beatles said, Please Help me!
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Mr O
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: New Albany NS
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| Posted: Tue Oct 27, 09 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: woodburner disaster |
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| aceofwands wrote: |
Help!
Just put in a basic woodburner. The problem is dirty black water (very smelly) is pouring down the chimney pipe (outside of) in the house. (Its not raining!).
As the Beatles said, Please Help me!
mike |
Mike
Is the chimney pipe you speak of, a liner in a brick/stone chimney? |
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Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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TURN THE WATER OFF. |
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Gawber
Joined: 19 Mar 2006
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Location: Asturias, Spain
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 09 7:05 am Post subject: Re: woodburner disaster |
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| aceofwands wrote: |
Help!
Just put in a basic woodburner. The problem is dirty black water (very smelly) is pouring down the chimney pipe (outside of) in the house. (Its not raining!).
As the Beatles said, Please Help me!
mike |
Sounds like damp wood, chimney not sealed and badly fitted. Where is the outlet for the chimney - is there enough draw?
Welcome by the way |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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Did you have it installed by a professional? If not, I think I'd get it checked by one asap. |
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ksia
Joined: 17 May 2006
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Location: Mayenne, France
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Yep. Agree with Ian33568, damp wood and/or not enough draw. Was it a nice roaring fire?
And bonjour! |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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It's creosote caused by burning damp wood. Wood must be well seasoned and dry. If you've recently bought in a load you may well need to season it under cover for a year or two as most wood sold this way isn't fully seasoned.
Also, it the creosote is on the outside of the stove pipe then the pipe hasn't been fitted correctly and is allowing creosote products to leak out of the system. Wood fires will produce some creosote but this should stay in the flue not appear on the outside.
Get a carbon monoxide meter or indicator strips. |
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: w yorks /earth
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 09 10:46 am Post subject: |
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mine does that but only outside
recon exhaust pipe bandage stuffy thing will sort it |
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Dee J
Joined: 22 May 2005
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Is this a metal flue pipe made up of short (say 1m long) sections? If so you may have installed it upside down! Each section should fit into the one below - so that any condensate runs back into the stove. If it's a spiral corrugated type flue then I think the same may apply - but of course you shouldn't be using that for a woodburner...
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aceofwands
Joined: 27 Oct 2009
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Thanks everyone for the replies!
The pipe is in 1 meter lenghts and goes up 2 floors then about a meter above the roof tiles.
It is leaking dirty water on about 4 of the joins.
The joins have exhaust stuff and tape, but still the water escapes.
Guy who put it in for me has gone to USA for 6 months.
Wood is supposed to be weathered, but may not be.
Smoke does go out of the chimney. What difference would a low fire or roaring fire make?
Is there any easy solutions?
I feel like smashing it to pieces! Its stunk the house out and stained the walls!!!
Thanks
mike |
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Mr O
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: New Albany NS
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 09 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| aceofwands wrote: |
Thanks everyone for the replies!
The pipe is in 1 meter lenghts and goes up 2 floors then about a meter above the roof tiles.
It is leaking dirty water on about 4 of the joins.
The joins have exhaust stuff and tape, but still the water escapes.
Guy who put it in for me has gone to USA for 6 months.
Wood is supposed to be weathered, but may not be.
Smoke does go out of the chimney. What difference would a low fire or roaring fire make?
Is there any easy solutions?
I feel like smashing it to pieces! Its stunk the house out and stained the walls!!!
Thanks
mike |
Hi again Mike,
I am assuming that this is an internal chimney that you are talking about? 2 inch insulated 6 inch Diameter Stainless Steel?
First thing I would try would be to light a roaring fire in the stove in an effort to dry out the chimney, as the insulation can soak up a lot of moisture if it is left outside. If the chimney was new, it is unlikely to be wet, but if it was secound hand,then you have no idea where it has been. |
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