HELP...woodburning stove blowing smoke!

[Nelliebobs]

We have an art deco wood burning stove that began blowing smoke into the sitting room. I've contacted a HETAS professional who suggested we should get the chimney swept. I then spoke to a chimney sweep who said he couldn't sweep it as the flue is too narrow. What do I do??? Need some heat!

The flue is about 10 cm diameter, and is cemented to the back of the burner- horizontally. It then turns 90 degrees and goes up into the chimney space through a cut out in a plastered section in the fireplace roof.

Thanks,

Jo

 

[jj4091]

Have you previously been using it without any problem? If the flue only goes into the chimney & not all the way to the roof then it has not been installed properly. 10cms does not sound very big, but I am not sure what the recommended size actually is. Do you have a terminal of any sort on the chimney stack?