Had to climb up on my roof this morning.
Last couple nights, the house was filling up with smoke every time I opened the door to the stove to load more wood into it, just enough to give me a sore throat and make the house smell like a camp fire.
Found the spark arrestor in the chimney cap clogged with cresol. Been in the mid-20's last few days, and snowing constantly. I don't like the house too warm, so the wood burner has been dampened down quite a bit, especially at night when I go to bed. Think the combination of that, and the snow created the perfect storm.
It was a challenge getting on the roof, but luckily there was a thin glaze of ice on the steel panels that actually provided a little bit of traction, but the last eight feet it was bare steel and slick, and the anchor that I installed on the roof was just out of reach, but after several attempts, I was able to grab it and pull my self up on the ridge. Another good thing, the seven feet of snow piled up at the bottom of the roof allowed me to transition to the roof without needing a ladder.
Once the cap thaws out, that damn spark arrestor screen is getting removed permanently.
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