Chimney sweep. Yep, they are still around. Recommend having yours swept every year at least.
Hope you get your chimney cleaned yearly, creasote builds up inside and can start your house on fire..happened to one of my neighbors when I was on the farm...
How cold was it oustide when this happened? If not cold enough it could just be that it isn’t drawing well.
I read your post earlier this morning, but was in the middle of trying to find out what was wrong with my fireplace as the house was filling up with smoke whenever I lit a fire.
My problem is a fireplace, NOT a wood stove, but maybe what I found will help.
I had previously cleaned the flue with the brush, and the connectable rods. I went back up topside this morning, and cleaned it again.
Previously I had vacuumed the intake vent outside of the chimney, but thought maybe it might still be clogged, so I put an air valve hooked to my 5 hp Devilbiss twin tank Contractors gas compressor, and put 125 psi to the sucker,
Then I lit the fireplace. Have been enjoying a smoke free house all this afternoon, and evening.
It was the exterior air intake near the bottom of the chimney that was plugged NOT the flue of the chimney.
Take it for what it’s worth. Just thought I’d pass it along.