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I am lack of better terms concerned and confused. I run an EFM with COAL. On the SECOND floor of the home I can smell a WOOD burning smell ALTHOUGH I use coal. The chimney was last cleaned about three years ago. Does this make ANY sense? what could it be? How do I handle?
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- coaledsweat
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Is the stovepipe near unprotected wood? You don't have to actually burn it, just getting it very hot will give off an odor.
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After checking what Coaledsweat said, if you don't find the source of the wood smoke smell, it's a good idea to have your chimney inspected. If there is a gap in the chimney up against the wood of the house, it may be that the hot exhaust is getting in there. If the chimney is OK, you should not be having any chimney exhaust smell in the house.
The flash point of wood is about 400 F, but with repeated heating it gets lower and lower to where it can start to burn as low as 200 F. And that's easy for a large coal stove to get exhaust gasses in a chimney that hot.
If your chimney checks out OK, one other possibility. When it's cold, and not windy, my drafty house pulls in wood smoke smells from a neighbor's fireplace. Next time you get wood smell in the house, go outside and walk all around the house, see if it's as strong outside.
Paul
The flash point of wood is about 400 F, but with repeated heating it gets lower and lower to where it can start to burn as low as 200 F. And that's easy for a large coal stove to get exhaust gasses in a chimney that hot.
If your chimney checks out OK, one other possibility. When it's cold, and not windy, my drafty house pulls in wood smoke smells from a neighbor's fireplace. Next time you get wood smell in the house, go outside and walk all around the house, see if it's as strong outside.
Paul
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Your stove will never vent properly with your house on its side like that. Sorry.
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After I quit laughing I got concerned that the op may not get the joke.charlesosborne2002 wrote: ↑Sat. Jul. 10, 2021 6:48 pmYour stove will never vent properly with your house on its side like that. Sorry.