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Originally Posted by Czubek
Is your stove set up for that, or do you have to clean it a lot? We burn all hardwoods, with oak being at the top of the list.
Brian
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Last year, all I had was pretty much green pine. I had to clean the chimney every 2 weeks. It would take me 15-20 minutes to climb up on the roof, pull the cap off and run the brush down it 4-5 times, then clean the cap with a wire brush. No big deal. In fact, if it was windy, it worked out better because the soot was drawn away from my face.
Or, I could buy hardwoods - oak goes for $240/cord and cedar (not quite a hardwood - call it a harder wood) goes for $180/cord.
I'll just burn pine at $10-$20/cord and my labor and keep the chimney clean.
I keep hoping to get a season or two ahead on my woodcutting, but cutting on Forest Service land keeps getting postponed due to fire danger/rain/drought/whateverotherexcusetheycanthinkoftokeepcitizensout oftheirforest
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