oldslowchevy

well i sure would like to know what has happen to date and if you had any luch sofar

Trapaddict

Problem was not so much with wet wood but an oversised chimney and an airtight stove. Existing chimney was 8". Flue pipe on stove was a 6". Add airtight into the equation and you have an extremely slow draft. I don't care if you are burning 15% moisture wood, you are going to get build up with stack temps that low and drafts that slow. I still have not attacked that stain problem. Wood stove is coming out though, that is certain. Have my new corn burner in the garage in the crate. I do have enough shingles I saved from the original roof installation 3 years ago to redo the problem area but I did not want to have to go there. I am trying to decide if I want to rinstall stove in the garage for supplimental winter heat. If I do, I am running a 6" seamless liner up the inside of the existing 8" double wall class A to get the draft speed and stack temps up.

Jeff

woodworkingmenace

Hmmm I'm wondering if waterless hand cleaner will work? GO-JO or something like that...

Take a scrub brush, and a liberal amount on it, then scrub the area and wash off with some water from a large sprayer...(hose type, not blast with a power washer... I would worry about damaging the shingles with that).

Since its a petroleum product, it should cut the soot, as it would your hands, and be gentle to the shingles... (but as always, test on a part of the roof tha isnt going to be showing or spare shingles..)..

I think this might actually work...to think more about it

Jesse