Hi,
We have a small wood burning stove in the living room. Last week shortly after lighting the fire normally, we had what appeared to be a chimney fire. There was a hoarse roaring noise, unrelated to the fire in the stove, and it only died down slowly over two or three minutes when I closed the stove vents fully.
The stove was installed by a previous owner so I decided to disconnect the stove altogether and investigate. As far as I can see it's a flexible liner, and the inside surface looks pretty clean with a light grey appearance, certainly no significant soot build up in the first 10 feet or so that I could see.
I'm a bit puzzled. We get a lot of twigs dropped down the chimney by jackdaws, and originally I thought this must be what had caught fire in there, but now I can see the liner I can't really see where they could get caught. There were none visible when the fire was lit, as I always check.
Any ideas as to possible causes? My brushes are too large for the liner so I can't sweep the flue yet, but will do so as soon as possible. There my be soot deposits further up, but surely those are unlikely to get hot enough to catch fire.
Also, what are the chances that the liner has been damaged, any suggestions about how to check?
Thanks,
Tony S
We have a small wood burning stove in the living room. Last week shortly after lighting the fire normally, we had what appeared to be a chimney fire. There was a hoarse roaring noise, unrelated to the fire in the stove, and it only died down slowly over two or three minutes when I closed the stove vents fully.
The stove was installed by a previous owner so I decided to disconnect the stove altogether and investigate. As far as I can see it's a flexible liner, and the inside surface looks pretty clean with a light grey appearance, certainly no significant soot build up in the first 10 feet or so that I could see.
I'm a bit puzzled. We get a lot of twigs dropped down the chimney by jackdaws, and originally I thought this must be what had caught fire in there, but now I can see the liner I can't really see where they could get caught. There were none visible when the fire was lit, as I always check.
Any ideas as to possible causes? My brushes are too large for the liner so I can't sweep the flue yet, but will do so as soon as possible. There my be soot deposits further up, but surely those are unlikely to get hot enough to catch fire.
Also, what are the chances that the liner has been damaged, any suggestions about how to check?
Thanks,
Tony S