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5.2 Chimney and smoke
If you experience smoke coming out of the stove or the start section of the smoke pipe, it could be due to
certain weather conditions. On stormy or cold winter days or if the chimney has not been used in a while, a
cold plug can be created in the chimney, meaning the natural draft will be at its minimum.
If the chimney is cold and cold plugs are created, you may experience smoke leaks during the ignition and
startup phase. In this situation there can be more smoke than usually in the combustion chamber and some
of it might leak out of the stove. Therefore, if you have a cold chimney that has not been used for a while, we
recommend that you use some wood sticks to heat the chimney and eliminate the cold plug before you
activate the pellet supply.
5.3
The chimney’s influence on the pellet combustion
The pellet combustion is affected by the draft in the chimney. Below 3 examples of pellet combustion,
depending on the draft level:
Optimum flame
Flame generates high quantity of sparks = the chimney draft is too high