A week ago, I bitterly discovered that I couldn't melt the stove. The house was instantly filled with smoke and it seemed that the chimney was tightly closed. It wasn't a disaster yet, but it was already an unpleasant problem. The most frustrating thing was that we carefully cleaned the ashes this summer. There was only one version - the chimney was clogged somewhere at the attic level.
Today my friends came to help me. We went up to the attic and took out a few bricks from the chimney masonry. And what do you think? Everything turned out to be tightly packed with ashes. We cleaned everything and melted the stove. The craving appeared right away! Now the dogs and I are enjoying the evening in a warm house.