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Almost lost our home tonight Chimney fire...

Cornpatch MO said:
Creosote build up that gets hot enough to catch on fire is scary stuff. Certain kinds of wood gives off more of that , than others. The biggest problem is with wood that is not dried enough. You can get a product that can be put on the wood when you load the stove, that aids in getting rid of that creosote build up.......MO
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This is exactly what happened for the past 2 months I have been burning Oak that has been seasoned but the core was still wet. It's been split for about a year but is very dense and while burning it was sizzling with water coming out at the ends while the outside was cherry red... Thanks for all the well wishes and ALL you guys Have a merry Christmas too!!
 
Glad to hear it was a good outcome for you! Hats off to your firefighters for a job well done. As MO said, certain woods create creosote buildup - especially pine. Not saying you did, but for anyone who doesn't know, Never burn pine in an indoor fireplace.
Have an especially Merry Christmas, Quick!
 
Thankfully...It wasn’t the middle of the night while you were sleeping. :praying: That must have been scary as hell. Sounds like you caught it just in time before having a Far worse outcome.
Glad you’re ok. Hats off to the first responders for sure.
 
QuickBpBp said:
They removed the wood stove as what they scraped filled it to the flue of the stove with glowing red creosote... On fuel oil now and will be shopping for a new wood stove and a stainless liner.. Got 6-7 cords of wood split here and no use for it...
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Outdoor firepit......that's what we use ours for...as for stoves, get a Harmon Pellet stove with thermostat and auto feed. We love ours..we had a chimney fire as well, a couple of years ago, same story. Glad you caught it in time.
 
Glad it all worked out. Now make sure the dryer vent is cleaned out. It's another source of house fires.
Merry Christmas!
 
Glad you are your family are OK and the damage was minimal. You are blessed for sure my good man. Someone was really watching out for you.
 
Glad you were able to bring things under control quickly! I couldn't imagine what was going through at the moment when you were calling the fire dept.
I'm really glad things were ok in the end beside the cleaning.
Hope you and your family are ok after that. Nerve racking to say the least.
Merry Christmas
 
i had the same thing happen once in a house i was renting.
TG,i was up late and on the computer right Next to the chimney when it started roaring.
same thing,right down to the train roar which was confusing because we have trains going thru there.....
if i had been in bed,i woulda thought it Was the train and gotten burnt.
i shut the flue and called the fire dept,and no real damages at all.

im So glad you guys were awake and didnt get burnt out.
 
One of my Customers I work for had just called and said there are better ways to make room for Santa to come down the chimney... That Oak will be 2 years old as we may not burn anymore this season as we will be getting a new stove and liner so it could be a few months..
 
BeatersRus said:
i had the same thing happen once in a house i was renting.
TG,i was up late and on the computer right Next to the chimney when it started roaring.
same thing,right down to the train roar which was confusing because we have trains going thru there.....
if i had been in bed,i woulda thought it Was the train and gotten burnt.
i shut the flue and called the fire dept,and no real damages at all.

im So glad you guys were awake and didnt get burnt out.
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Thanks it is a sound I will never forget. It was pulsing, sounded like a locomotive then I thought maybe a low flying helicopter but when I heard it was in the other room and looked above the wood stove then saw in a dark room glowing red with embers falling it was very serious especially since that chimney is huge as it is 2 side by side one for fire place and one for the oil burner and goes through the middle of our home....
 
dadsbee said it best so far..its Terrifying when it happens to you.
ive been shot,stabbed,and many other things...wasnt scared really.
..now that chimney fire....scared me.
 
There is a God and I'm glad he was with you!! Easy to say, but it could certainly been worse. Merry Christmas to all of you!!
 
Glad all worked out! Phew! Enjoy the Holidays with a smile.

I preach to all I know...Smoke Detectors, Smoke Detectors, Smoke detectors! They are cheap. $20 gets ya 2 at any store. At night...when you’re sleeping it’s the only notice you get. I have one in EVERY room. 2 by the furnace...and 4 in the garage!

Now everyone check their batteries! Lol.

Merry Christmas to all!
 
Well, y'all got me properly paranoid now. :)
I don't ever burn evergreens of any sort in it (at least knowingly) even though Cedars are like
weeds in these parts, but....
I "cheat" when I make a fire in ours and start with a Duraflame log most nights. I let it burn
a couple hours, then use the leftover embers from it as a firestarter for the "real" wood we burn
for a couple hours a night.
All small stuff; regular firewood won't fit in it and big diameter stuff doesn't work either, since it's
pretty much impossible to get enough embers going to burn big stuff.

That said, I still think I should investigate having the thing cleaned.
 
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