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Offline bkg

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Think I just dodged a bullet
« on: January 02, 2010, 05:54:15 PM »
Lopi insert installed two months ago. Quality, qualified installer did a great job. New Flue, Flue off-set, used stove that was looked over by the installer (who sells this stove).

Finally got around to building hearth on Thursday. Threw up some Durrock around the stove and noticed a very strong draft all of a sudden. Going to check w/ the installers on that - I suspect it's coming around the flue insert into the old firebox.

All was great until tonight. Threw a couple of firestarters in and a small piece of pine to get things going... noticed the draft wasn't very strong. Watched it for a few minutes. All of a sudden there's smoke coming out of the fan area (air intake).  

Put out fire and trying to get the smoke out of the house.

W-T-F could cause a flue block this quickly?
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Offline zeitgeist

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Re: Think I just dodged a bullet
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2010, 02:33:29 PM »
Quote from: bkg on January 02, 2010, 05:54:15 PM
Lopi insert installed two months ago. Quality, qualified installer did a great job. New Flue, Flue off-set, used stove that was looked over by the installer (who sells this stove).

Finally got around to building hearth on Thursday. Threw up some Durrock around the stove and noticed a very strong draft all of a sudden. Going to check w/ the installers on that - I suspect it's coming around the flue insert into the old firebox.

All was great until tonight. Threw a couple of firestarters in and a small piece of pine to get things going... noticed the draft wasn't very strong. Watched it for a few minutes. All of a sudden there's smoke coming out of the fan area (air intake).  

Put out fire and trying to get the smoke out of the house.

W-T-F could cause a flue block this quickly?

Do you have a damper somewhere and is it fully open?   A nice site for questions like this:

http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums

I purchased a pellet insert a couple years ago and have found this site a great source of info.
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Offline Texacon

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Re: Think I just dodged a bullet
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2010, 02:43:52 PM »
Smoke?  In your house?  Are you telling me you started a FIRE ..... IN YOUR HOUSE?!!  Really?


hehehehehe  Move to South Texas and you won't have to worry about fires .... in your house.

KC

PS; we had a fireplace in one home we owned here and used it TWICE in one year.  The rest of the time just looking at pictures of fire will make you sweat.
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Offline debk

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Re: Think I just dodged a bullet
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2010, 02:58:51 PM »
Hey bkg....just saw this thread....

did you figure out what happened?
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