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If they burn hot enough there should be almost no volatiles left. Most chimney buildup is from fires/chimney being too cold, improperly seasoned wood, or burnin
by AngryData 5y ago
If they burn hot enough there should be almost no volatiles left. Most chimney buildup is from fires/chimney being too cold, improperly seasoned wood, or burning the wrong types of wood/not mixing those poor burning woods with other woods.
Ash buildup could still be a problem, but would take years to build up enough to be a problem, although it likely would still need to be cleaned out at some point, although a vacuum with a proper filter could be an option or have access points built in for that eventuality.
- 14 5y agoI’ve burnt for years and absolutely build ultra hot fires occasionally to get ride of creosote build up but eventually like you say will get ash build up which can burn or eventually just plug the pipe. You would need access points to use a vacuum because the article showed these things zig zag back and forth to make the heat travel around the bricks. Maybe it just takes years and years since the article claims you only need to burn for a couple hours a day where my wood stove burns all day.