Do This To Keep Your Wood Stove Running Safely! - Stove Pipe cleaning and inspection

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There is one thing that you have to keep up with when heating with wood; regular inspection and cleaning of the stove pipe or chimney.
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@jamesblake3470 Жыл бұрын

Former chimney sweep and wood burning stove installer here with some important info for you. The wire in the cap does two things. It keeps the critters out but it is also a spark arrestor. Should you get a chimney fire that spark arrestor will keep the large pieces of burning creosote from flying out and landing on your home. It could be the difference of your home catching on fire or not. If your cap is clogged with creosote you can bet it's time to clean your chimney. Yes, it's a pain but it needs to be done. I heat 4200 sq. ft. with an old Fisher stove and I clean my chimney pipe 4 to 5 times a year. Please be safe. God's blessings on you and your family. P.S. You can buy rabbit wire (some call it hardware cloth) at most good hardware stores and fix the cutout portions in your cap or simply replace all of it.

@jamesblake3470 Жыл бұрын

YIKES! I noticed that you are a bit too close to your ceiling with the single wall stove pipe. Please, please, please install a heat shield so that the heat can be dissipated via that heat sink piece of metal. Simply hang a metal rectangular shield above the pipe leaving at least a 2" gap between the shield and the ceiling. Remember, the 2" x 6" or 2" x 4" on the other side of the sheetrock is very dry. I've worked on homes and have seen charred wood behind sheetrock. Let me know that you have corrected things so I can stop worrying about your family. Okay? Jim

@rogerknight2267 2 жыл бұрын

As a new Buck stove owner, I found this video to be very informative and helpful. Gonna order me one of those rigs for sure. I don’t have near as much pipe, so it should work really well for me. Thank you for sharing!!

@livefreeordie5534 2 жыл бұрын

I spent 5 years working with a chimney sweep with 40 years experience. I learned a lot. We cut a lot of wire mesh off several of those types of caps. We believe they should be taller for better ventilation. They're always clogging. You can also blast a very hot fire a couple times a week for a half hour or so. That helps burn off a lot of creosote everywhere. Cool smoldering fires produce excess creosote in all sorts of chimneys and caps. Best solution is just make sure the liner and cap are swept plus free and clear of birds just before you start burning. Yes, that includes partial removal of that wire mesh. Once you start burning late fall or early winter, birds rarely decide on nesting inside. They usually are headed south, or already nested. Chimney Swifts are the main culprits. We've removed lots of dead ones during mid fall sweeps and that's usually it for the winter. Happy burning. 🔥

@master6676 4 жыл бұрын

Once again want to thank you for being transparent, learning from each others successes and failures creates awesome nerwork.

@punkyroo 4 жыл бұрын

I miss my woodstove so much! Thanks for sharing.

@skipwavedx5151 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Brick Chimney and woodstove. I live in the Catskill Mts. and winters here are often hard so it's not possible to be fooling around cleaning the system again mid-winter. I've burnt many different kinds of wood so I know about that screen in the cap clogging up. Stick with the good stuff and avoid the headaches. One really big thing is keeping your wood supply DRY and use well seasoned wood, not green! You don't know how many times I see people get a wood delivery and leave a pile of wood in their yard uncovered or stacked and it gets rained on for weeks. So then all they get is a smoldering fire with loads of tar.

@douglaspohl1827 4 жыл бұрын

Kudos on the smart CO detector. Good advice!

@neildriedger637 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy watching your videos!

@paulbarnsley5001 5 ай бұрын

brilliant advice and thank you for posting your video.

@ronthomas7880 6 ай бұрын

Great video - showed me a better and safer way - thanks. Ron

@asliceofheavenhomestead3559 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Great video and very informative.

@mashoutman 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@kathrinekerns8398 4 жыл бұрын

Very good information.

@D...........33 Жыл бұрын

Yes very good tips

@mountainviewturning5319 4 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@TheCoopsvids 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ourthriftyhomestead Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@lvlndco 4 жыл бұрын

I was half expecting the pup to grab your phone and take off with it while you were talking about the kit. She may be becoming your channel mascot.

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, she is never far away when I am outside, and sometime she is VERY close to everything I am doing!

@davekauffman8727 4 жыл бұрын

You earned my subscription when I saw the Bible verse at the end of the barrel-stove build, it's awesome to see another brother on here. I'm lazy when it comes to upkeep with the chimney, I would burn a very hot fire every weekend when I lived at my parents one winter, and the guy my dad had called to come sweep the chimney left without charging anything because there wasn't any soot to clean up. :-)

@squirrelcovers6340 2 жыл бұрын

Gods are Myths

@atlasshrugged7446 2 жыл бұрын

@@squirrelcovers6340 derp

@ackack612 Жыл бұрын

...bible verse drivel.

@patcornwell9298 3 жыл бұрын

I burn 24/7 in cold WVa .Can’t burn hot will run you out .Looks funny the doors open 20 degrees out side ,so I burn low and slow! Had a wood stove 40 years ! I burn al kind of crap wood ,tree guy gives me what he can’t sale. Stove don’t care hard wood soft wood ,just likes free wood ! I clean my chimney the first of each Month, clean the glass same time (cheap oven cleaner). You don’t want a buildup in your chimney! A chimney fire can burn you house down! Get a stove with a removable baffle,so you don’t have to take your pipe apart.Stay safe,stay warm!

@nivek2192 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that wears my old pt shirts when doing dirty work lol

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

Those shirts last forever!

@darthdrk 4 жыл бұрын

Burning pine you have to burn it hot . I burn all kinda of wood and a lot of pine . Never had an issue because I keep my fires burning hot. If I want a low overnight burning wood then throw in some Oak or Black Locust . I inspect my Chimney maybe twice a season using a mirror and flash light. Ive actually swept the chimney maybe once or twice in the last 13 years. Inspected the pipe last year and its still pretty clear. I might run my sweeper brush through it this year.

@thomasiiams2600 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend doing a video inspection with you cell phone or a portable camera like a action camera. On real chimney liners to check the joints, and on stainless flue liners to make sure your don’t have a burn though or other issues.

@solidjockey2963 3 жыл бұрын

Pro tip (maybe): loosen the set screw for the "strings" and pull it through to the right length on one side so you only have to trim one side. If your pipe is small enough, you will have a spare set.

@Cyberhawkzz 3 жыл бұрын

Very good advice.

@conradhomestead4518 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@steveofire56765 Жыл бұрын

TBH I don't think they need to be trimmed. If it fits in the pipe, send it. The other limiting factor would be the amount of tourque needed by drill. That's a judgment call by drill and operator

@HM-be3oj 11 ай бұрын

@@steveofire56765that's what I was thinking. I'm no expert by any means, but I was thinking wouldn't you get more cleaning with them longer?

@hikingwithyourhoney 3 жыл бұрын

I used your link and ordered the soot eater! My chimney has a spray arrester that looks badly damaged. When I get up there and remove it I’ll know what size. Where would you buy one?

@Humor-Shqip_18Plus Жыл бұрын

Hi, have a question, does it get hot the chemney on the outside, just concerns me as my kids play around?

@jimzeleny7213 3 жыл бұрын

Like a woodstove colonoscopy!

@kriswatch7586 4 жыл бұрын

Just wondering how mutch wood you burn thrue in the winter months.

@tyharland1906 Жыл бұрын

I miss the old ARMY PT's.

@bbrown611 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Just an observation, I think the ladder was backwards on the house for weight purposes and safety for you.

@safehousedelta9766 4 жыл бұрын

Go army!

@jimputnam2044 4 жыл бұрын

Run your stove a bit hotter, no smoldering fires. I had the same problem with soot and buildup on an air tight stove. Put a stopper on draft so it would not close real tight problem solved.

@victoriaheuman8853 4 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to us last winter. Smoke backed up into the house really bad. We had to hurry and remove the fire out of the stove in metal buckets. We found the bird wire was completely coated with creosote. It was scary! Just imagine it happening while we were sleeping.... would have been BAD news.

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

We caught it right away luckily but that is one of the reasons I wanted to do this video, hopefully others will check their stove pipe more often and cut that mesh out!

@williambentley719 4 жыл бұрын

SSLFamilyDad I’ve got the same setup coming out of the basement here in Jackson, MI. Same brand, same cap. This will be my 4th year running it. Took the screen out of the cap halfway through the first year due to it being completely caked up. I have plenty of oak and ash on the property, so hard wood is all I burn. I see many comments about the screen issue so it’s possible it’s a bit of a DV design flaw? I’ve been very happy with mine and is just as shiny as the day I put it up. This 100yo house isn’t insulated very well so have the old southernaire furnace burning close to overfire most the time. Definitely keeps it toasty, just dissipates quick lol. PT gear is great for dirty work!

@NattyIce13 4 жыл бұрын

I have the same vent cap and I had the same issue of build up. I was constantly cleaning it and having draft issues. Last year I removed the wiring completely and it burned so much better. I understand the thought for the use of the mesh wire but a poor design on duravent.

@victoriaheuman8853 4 жыл бұрын

wonder if just removing the wire mesh would take care of this problem. What could happen without it?

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

Birds can make nests in it and other things can get down into the stove

@markdog3355 4 жыл бұрын

I had a similar wire mesh on my fireplace. They didn't even want to sell it to me when I bought the fireplace. After a couple years of clogged mesh I realized why, and removed it completely. The fireplace works great now. I've never had a birds nest, but I just inspect it with binoculars every fall. (My roof has an 8/12 pitch, so I don't go on it unless I have to).

@garymoats9718 2 жыл бұрын

Took the mesh of my cap and couldn't keep the bluebirds out of it, had to check the pipe every time I made a fire.

@FidelisLawnService 4 жыл бұрын

So now that you’re into the second season with the bun baker, do you find it working well and not overwhelming your house with heat. The know it’s rated for up to 2500 sq ft and you said your home is under 2000. I literally have zero experience heating with wood but want to make the switch in our new house whenever we build.

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

It has been a great stive for us. You can never really have too much as you can slow the burn and regulate that to an extent.

@rudeboz5486 3 жыл бұрын

would not cutting the strings be better as you will not be use just the tips but the whole piece ?

@capnjimmy7357 4 жыл бұрын

Great video ! When i worked for the fire department we always had lots of chimney fires, this time of year Because people didn't regularly clean there chimneys and stoves. Glad the battery is working out for you.😏👌

@nigeljohnson8995 4 жыл бұрын

In Scotland they get a bunch of heather, tie it to a rope with a weight on the end, drop it down the chimney and pull the heather through to get rid of soot. Not sure what to do with the oil deposits, I did read there are flakes you can put down which dissolve them? If you use dry wood it should not be a problem.

@jeremyallen3448 Жыл бұрын

I have a 14in eave. From the Tpost how do i get around the eave without cutting into it. I only need about 6 ft total vertical from tpost.

@SSLFamilyDad Жыл бұрын

Use two 15 degree offsets

@jeremyallen3448 Жыл бұрын

@@SSLFamilyDad thanks

@angelolivolsi1492 4 жыл бұрын

turn your Leader around

@peterfitzpatrick7032 4 жыл бұрын

Wood as a fuel is also environmentally friendly ... its carbon-neutral & not a fossil fuel... 😬 BTW... a woodstove with a backboiler feeding a "wet radiator" heating system is great & it'll supply all your domestic hot water too !! 😎👍☘🍺

@rfabian48 4 жыл бұрын

How can much was that whole kit?

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

About $1000

@benholler1389 4 жыл бұрын

The sooteater is only about $100 professional versions are closer to $1000

@squirrelcovers6340 2 жыл бұрын

Brush & poles are about $150. Well worth it.

@HM-be3oj 11 ай бұрын

@@benholler1389what's the difference in regular and professional kit?

@benholler1389 11 ай бұрын

@HM-be3oj durability. During the heavy cleaning season I will clean 10 chimneys a day. The homeowner version wouldn't last a week. But for a homeowner cleaning once or twice a season it will last decades

@itsmechrisandre9255 4 жыл бұрын

Is the black pipe inside your home "Single Wall" if so why not have "Tripple wall" all the way from top to bottom?

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

Inside is single wall to let the heat dissipate in the home rather than sending it straight up the chimney

@itsmechrisandre9255 4 жыл бұрын

@@SSLFamilyDad OK....Makes Sense Thanks for Answering

@robhardwick4969 4 жыл бұрын

Your ladder is backwards

@danieltaylor5231 4 жыл бұрын

All the down votes are because you didn't make one single Mary Poppins reference. All those good dad joke opportunities wasted.😢

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@juliebaker6969 4 жыл бұрын

Now that you know to check the chimney more often, you might want to replace the mesh on the excluder, unless you don't mind another bird getting in.

@SSLFamilyDad 4 жыл бұрын

I would never run it with that mesh fully intact, I am fine with a bird getting in and knowing that there is no chance it can clog fully

@shawnyoung5960 3 жыл бұрын

It looked like the string was over 14 inches long. You should have unloosen the bolt underneath pulled the string out and cut it in half then you would have had extra for another full-length when that wore out.

@pitviper8795 4 жыл бұрын

This is a prime example of when people take safety over the top. 2 problems that I see. Insufficient ventilation and you have too much pipe outside. That's why you have the bad creosote build up. You need to move more of your stove pipe inside to keep the temp up on the pipe and that will provide more heat to the outside exposed pipe thus eliminating a lot of it. No you cant get rid of all of it but you can minimize it a lot. Safety is great but it can be over done to the point of failure. Be safe but not overly safe.

@jimzeleny7213 3 жыл бұрын

My stove is inside (free standing like his). About 5' of pipe inside and 4' outside, no elbows or angled pipe. Never had to clean this chimney in 28 years.

@atlasshrugged7446 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the outdoor pipe isn't the issue. I've got pipe 15 feet inside before it goes through my roof. My spark screen got clogged exactly the same even though the pipe itself was clean. I think the mesh is too fine. I plan on cutting the squares out so they're 1" instead of 1/4".

@brenbates1677 2 жыл бұрын

You installed the support box upside down. Please contact professionals when installing a class A pipe for your woodstove. This guy will have mold build up in his walls within a few months.

@LZScout1 2 жыл бұрын

It is installed correctly. Mr Bates needs to go back to school.

@pipedreams57 4 жыл бұрын

Too much total stove pipe and sections that are not triple wall lets your smoke cool off too much before exiting. I grew up in a home with an old Ben Franklin stove that we burned both wood and coal in every day in winter. When soot & creosote built up in the chimney my dad would reach up inside the stove and stuff the pipe full of newspaper then light it with the doors partly open for a full draft flow. The paper would get sucked up the chimney and set the soot on fire or sweep it out, in essence, a controlled burn. Someone stayed outside watching to make sure no hot paper embers settled on the roof and caused a fire. We also kept a garden hose handy just in case but we never even owned a chimney brush thing for all those years. A good hot fast burning fire is needed occasionally to keep soot and creosote under control. Never burn Pine or cedar. Make sure your wood is well seasoned at least 6 months, preferably a year. If your stove does not have a blower, GET ONE even if you have to have a custom panel made to mount it. A ceiling fan in the room also lets you build hotter fires and distribute the heat through the house better. Work smarter, not harder.

@richbales780 Жыл бұрын

Your at home..... use plug in drill

@corey7348 Жыл бұрын

cut all that screen garbage off birds bake n go away lol, leave the damper wide open all day cuts creosote a damper should only be used as a maintainer if you leave home shut it go to bed shut it other then that wide open burning during day when home

@onewarrior5186 Жыл бұрын

Whenever Paul is speaking of "law/torah'", he is speaking of "the traditions or ordinances of men" (Col. 2:20-22; Gal. 1:14). He is not speaking of Torah of Elohim. He actually agrees with The Messiah. (see Mark 7:5-13). Now we have two witness rule of agreement on a matter and one of them is The Mashiach Himself. Once we come to understand the differences between man's law and YaH's loving instructions (Torah) we can finally discern His Truths even in the Tanak and Truth finding will set you FREE! Hallelu-YaH and Hallelu-YaHUShA The Messiah The Natserene. Shlum Aleika from one of The Brethren of The Natserene.

@MountainCrestFarm 4 жыл бұрын

Way way way to complicated and expensive. The same rods and a 6" chimney brush does as good in less time...FAR less time if you add in replacing string in the head, setting up the drill (unless you leave the 90 degree angle attachment on 100% of the time), not to mention small parts and tools (the combo allen wrench/screwdriver) that are easily misplaced from one use to the next.

@benholler1389 4 жыл бұрын

I clean chimneys for a living and I can tell you that rotary cleaners have made my job much easier safer and faster. This is a good homeowner grade product that works very well in many different applications. In this case yes a brush would work fine but it wouldn't clean the cap well from the ground. A rotary cleaner does. That means no need for the risk of going on the roof in many cases

@MountainCrestFarm 4 жыл бұрын

@@benholler1389 You are right...doing it commercially as you do his method is fine...but for a homeowner, taking care of just his own home, I stand by my initial comment.

@benholler1389 4 жыл бұрын

I dont see why it is different for a homeowner. The cleaning setup he has is only about $100. Most people use it for years with no problems or replacement parts needed. I respect your opinion but as someone who has cleaned lots of chimneys both before and after rotary cleaners i can tell you they just do a better job faster easier and safer than regular rods and brushes. No offence intended i am not trying to argue just as someone who has used both types i feel i have more educated opinion on the matter.

@q-man762 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, all you need is the 6" brush and the extensions and then do a couple of passes and the chimney will be good for the next month or two. An inspection mirror will let you see its clean.

@benholler1389 4 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely a 6" brush and rods will work. But this system costs similar and does a better job. BTW if using a brush make sure it is not a regular steel bristle brush in a stainless chimney. It needs to be either a stainless or plastic bristle brush.