CHIMNEY ODOR PROBLEMS

• Water could be getting into your flue.  Wet creosote is much more pungent than dry creosote.  Much like a wet ashtray is much smellier than a dry one.
  
  
• When not in use, make sure damper is shut after ash in fireplace is cold.
  
  
• Get a chimney cap to prevent rainwater and snow from entering the flue as moisture increases odor.
  
  
• Burning poor quality wood can cause odor.
  
  
• A strong odor that is not a smokey-type odor may be the result of a dead animal in your flue.