Fireplace Expert
1 post
24-Jan-2007
3:38 AM
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This is a very common problem especially when you have a metal chimney or you get a sudden change in the temperature outside. It sounds like you are more than likely having a down-draft problem. Before you light the stove, take a piece of newspaper, roll it up long ways very tightly, light one end and insert it in the stove directing the flame as close to the flue outlet as possible. Initially you may get some smoke back into the room, but as the heat from the flame rises, it should reverse the down-draft to an up-draft and cure the problem. If this does not cure the problem, then it is most likely an obstruction in the chimney, such as a bird's nest.
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