More adventures with woodstoves!

Poor Richard · 12-08-2022, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ApS

BTW, should a fire start burning the creosote inside the pipe, the "fix" is to shut all the airflow into the stove.

I'd like to add to this, a suggestion to pour a bunch of water directly onto the coals then shut the air vents (leave the flue damper open).

You'll have a mess of ash, wet coals and water to deal with after but the shot of steam may prevent the chimney from burning up completely.

NH.Solar · 12-08-2022, 04:45 PM

My belief is that the interior pollution you are suffering has nothing to do with your stove or its installation, the problem lies with your chimney design and performance. The chimney and its performance is the key player for successful wood burning and too often ignored!
Is the top of your flue at least a couple of feet higher than anything with in ten feet? Are you sharing the flue with any other heating appliances? (strickly illegal, but still I favor having wood stoves on tow different levels hooked into the same flue). And lastly if your home has a large rectangular opening to accommodate all of your chimney needs, consider installing dedicated chimney piping for each need and maybe even having a poured superflue put into placeto service your woodstove.

SailinAway · 12-08-2022, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by NH.Solar

My belief is that the interior pollution you are suffering has nothing to do with your stove or its installation, the problem lies with your chimney design and performance.

Air was fine until the flue pipe was changed.

ITD · 12-08-2022, 11:45 PM

That cement will give off an odor for a while, so will the stove if it's new, or for the first few burns of the season. If the chimney was a problem your smoke/ co alarm would be sounding. I suspect you are a little sensitive as this seems new to you. I bet the local fire department would come and check the install for you if you called them on the business line. The damper really doesn't matter if it's there or not. In fact, in the spring and summer it's probably a good thing, you can close it to help keep that creosote smell out of the house.

12-08-2022, 04:45 PM	#2
NH.Solar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Jackson Pond, New Hampton Posts: 247 Thanks: 48 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	My belief is that the interior pollution you are suffering has nothing to do with your stove or its installation, the problem lies with your chimney design and performance. The chimney and its performance is the key player for successful wood burning and too often ignored! Is the top of your flue at least a couple of feet higher than anything with in ten feet? Are you sharing the flue with any other heating appliances? (strickly illegal, but still I favor having wood stoves on tow different levels hooked into the same flue). And lastly if your home has a large rectangular opening to accommodate all of your chimney needs, consider installing dedicated chimney piping for each need and maybe even having a poured superflue put into placeto service your woodstove. __________________ Peter NH Solar

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12-08-2022, 11:45 PM	#4
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,942 Thanks: 483 Thanked 700 Times in 391 Posts	That cement will give off an odor for a while, so will the stove if it's new, or for the first few burns of the season. If the chimney was a problem your smoke/ co alarm would be sounding. I suspect you are a little sensitive as this seems new to you. I bet the local fire department would come and check the install for you if you called them on the business line. The damper really doesn't matter if it's there or not. In fact, in the spring and summer it's probably a good thing, you can close it to help keep that creosote smell out of the house.

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