Anyway, so, over this seasons wood fires in the house, we have been smoked out several times. Yeah, nothing to be happy about, and the first time was understandable, the chimney hadn't been swept. So, get it swept and then burn... Not in this chimney. After just a few short days, our chimney began to smoke again. This time it was worse than before. Well, this time our chimney had clogged almost completely. So, throw some chains down the flue and see if they can make it to the bottom. Well, we thought they would...
Where in a chimney can a length of chain just stop on its flight to the bottom??? We soon discovered it was really about half way down, right next to where the flue from the kitchen comes in. So, we reached in to discover a nearly 5 inch thick chunk of creosote. DAMN! So, take a hammer and a chisel and work at it bit by bit. Unclog the demon, and give it another try. Chimney burns for 3 days, and we get smoked out again, this time it was in the same spot, and just above the kitchen Flue. So, work at it again, and maybe we can fix it for good. Who knows. Well, as of this point, day three will be tomorrow, so maybe I will be cleaning it, yet again.
Anyway, lets hope the smoke stays out...
