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i just got tired of freezing.

rustred

rustred

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installed this chimney and little heater today , got some tamarack wood burning at the moment. have a little fan at the back of heater to move the heat, and such a nice smell and nice heat. had to wait on a decent day to get this done was just above freezing today , like 34 degrees. that sure beat that -30 stuff.
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Your stack on the roof looks a bit short, based on height verses roof dimension guidelines. Could affect your draft, and down drafts during winds.

Wood heat is great otherwise !
 
definitly NOT. it has a damper right on the stove. i was going to put a damper right in the stove pipe but thought if the heater has one why do that. plus it is double wall stove pipe also. i can put my hand on the stove pipe , but definitly not the heater. i have the damper 3/4 closed. in the morning i am going to make my cowboy coffee right on the heater. coffee and wood smell wow!
 
Install a Majic-Heat blower in that stove pipe, it'll heat the whole house. Guaranteed. Trust me. I got one, my brother got one.
 
I use to have a cookie that would fit perfectly on top of the wood stove at the shop used to cook steak, hamburgers , chicken sandwiches, pizza all kinds of stuff
 
We have a Drolet stove in our cabin, they're very efficient! About the chimney, it's supposed to be at least 2 feet above anything within 10 feet, I can't tell by your photo how high you are. You can always add a section if you need, I have ours up about 5 feet above the roof because we are surrounded by big trees.
 
i dont know what majic- heat blower is but is has a variable blower at the back of heater and it blows the heat right over from the back over the front . the main furnace has not kicked in yet for 3 hrs.. with out this it was kicking in every few minutes.
 
Most folks prefer sitting by a fire when winter comes on rather than be out there doing that stuff , Nothing like waiting until the middle of winter to do it, something you shouldve done this past summer but to each their own, I guess, that stove looks pretty small might be able to heat my garage maybe, but not heat my house
 
My house was all electric heat when it was built in the 70's. All I have now is electric heat in the bathrooms, and a portable space heater if needed. My wood stove burns a lot of wood this time of the year. I toss in a large piece of wood around 9 in the evening, close the air. It just glows all night. In the morning I give it some air and a few pieces of wood and it is going if I need it. Stan
 
I grew up with wood heat,Dad had a wood cook-stove, and a fire place. Sure do miss it. Mom would cook in the oven of the cook-stove rather than using the gas oven. Well done Rustered.
 
I like the heat from a wood stove too. Grew up in a farm house with a wood furnace in the cellar and a wood range in the kitchen. My house has a little wood box stove much like you have there. Has given us lots of heat over the years
 
I like it.
With all the high wind and snow outside this morning, our wood heater sure feels good.
Richard in NW SC
 
You can call me the woodstove Barney if you like I am only pointing out a few things I am observing in your post, you can consider or ignore them as you please.

I have installed 4 woodstoves and chimneys over the years and they all passed inspection, I am not a professional installer but I do have experience with the process.

-As has been pointed out the height of your chimney is not adequate, it needs to be a minimum of 3 feet.
This is in part for proper draft but also to reduce the chance of lighting your roof on fire should a chimney fire occur.

-I can not tell from the photo what you are using for floor protection, if it is ceramic tile that is not considered adequate, additionally here anyways it must be at least 18 inches in front of the stove.

-Your side wall clearance looks a little close it is hard to tell from the picture, it might require an additional heat shield.

-Assuming you have insurance on your house if you do not notify the insurance company that you have installed a wood fueled appliance you will be out of luck if you ever have to make a fire claim.

-To have them inspected there was no charge and it did not take them long, just some measurements and pictures that they send in for approval, usually completed in a day or two.

-One stove I installed in a shop they had a concern with clearance due to a low ceiling, all that took to rectify was a piece of sheet metal with spacers behind it to bring it up to code.
 
It increases the draft so the secondary air combustion is more complete. These stoves burn the smoke in the stove, you get more heat from your wood than you ever would with a magic heat! And the outside of the pipe never gets very hot.
 
Wood is green renewable energy.
I wonder when the greenies will ban wood stoves?
Especially in California.
 
Glad that you have pointed a few issues out. People have burned down their homes and worse because they did without consulting
in terms of required clearances, materials needed, insurance, etc. People have gotten themselves in trouble burning more or less
green wood but it usually takes time for that to be an issue. More townships have building codes as the city slickers have moved
out into the country. The OP may get an uninvited visit from a code officer.
 
i followed the stove clearances right on the back of the stove to each wall. ceramic tile is on floor , felt all surfaces that last night and
all is good floor is not hot. still thinking to put fire board on the side wall as it was slightly warm. rear wall was cold. and yes the
chimney is slightly low and keeping an eye on it , i still can add 2 ft if i need to. also burning good dry wood greatly reduces creosote
build up. its that green wood that causes all that problem.
 
I second everything you said.

I spent 10 years doing insurance inspections, and I doubt this installation would ever pass an inspection by an insurance company.

1. The chimney needs to be at least as high as the peak of the roof, if not higher for the chimney to draw properly.

2. Inadequate clearance from combustible walls, to the rear and to the side.

3. Inadequate non-combustible base the unit is sitting on.

I assume the unit is approved by UL. As has been said, you need to notify your insurance company and have them check it out. When I was doing inspections, when I encountered a wood stove I had to fill out a separate sheet, along with copious photos and a diagram giving distances to combustibles, etc. Companies always wanted a photo of the tag on the unit to prove it was UL approved.

This installation doesn't look too bad until you start looking at it from an insurance companies viewpoint.
 
(quoted from post at 11:12:17 01/16/22) i followed the stove clearances right on the back of the stove to each wall. ceramic tile is on floor , felt all surfaces that last night and
all is good floor is not hot. still thinking to put fire board on the side wall as it was slightly warm. rear wall was cold. and yes the
chimney is slightly low and keeping an eye on it , i still can add 2 ft if i need to. also burning good dry wood greatly reduces creosote
build up. its that green wood that causes all that problem.
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Regarding the floor protection around here they want to see a minimum of 8 inches extending from the back and sides of the stoves foot print plus 18 inches on the front.

Ceramic tile by itself they will not pass but it you attach the tile to cement board (not sure of the required thickness) first then the ceramic tile will pass.

The wall protection for your sidewall if needed can be as simple as a piece of tin with 1 inch spacers cut from a length of conduit, screw through the tin and through the spacers to secure it to the wall. Check your local specs of course as a space is required all around the tin to allow for airflow.

Guessing you could add another 3 foot section to your chimney, over 5 foot and they will want to see support rods installed.
 
as nestor pestor would say... you guys not lookin to good.... i said the chimney is over ONE FOOT HIGHER than the peak. i also said i followed the wall clearances with the manufacturer's installation spec's. which is right on the back of the heater. and yes it is an approved unit. and what i do in the porch of my old shack if i am satisfied it's safe then its good for me. one guy told me this is way over kill for this little heater. some time engineer's and inspectors like to cover their own azz and dont see at what they are looking at. so how are you going to get photo's of the attic clearances of the insulation shield when its all enclosed up their. see out of sight out of mind. that is one of my first concerns doing this.
 
(quoted from post at 12:41:32 01/16/22) as nestor pestor would say... you guys not lookin to good.... i said the chimney is over ONE FOOT HIGHER than the peak. i also said i followed the wall clearances with the manufacturer's installation spec's. which is right on the back of the heater. and yes it is an approved unit. and what i do in the porch of my old shack if i am satisfied it's safe then its good for me. one guy told me this is way over kill for this little heater. some time engineer's and inspectors like to cover their own azz and dont see at what they are looking at. so how are you going to get photo's of the attic clearances of the insulation shield when its all enclosed up their. see out of sight out of mind. that is one of my first concerns doing this.
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One foot higher than the peak means nothing if the length of the chimney above the roof surface is less than 3 feet.

But like I said about my observations earlier; You can consider or ignore them as you please.

A month ago a garage in a nearby town burnt to the ground, the owner figured it wan an electrical issue that started it.

Only took one look at the remains of the stove and chimney in the rubble and the adjuster left , not listed on the policy = no coverage.
 
The worst case I've seen recently is our next door neighbor's younger brother lives in a 26-28 foot camper in the back yard. I'm estimating the length of the camper, it's a bumper pull, not a fifth wheel. Both brothers are unattached, fiftyish guys with no family living with them.

Anyway, the brother has installed a wood stove in that small camper. The chimney is only about a foot high above the roof, and the camper is parked next to trees that overhang it. Dead grass and foliage all around it. He leaves the stove going while he's at work 'cause I can smell the smoke. I'll assume he has no insurance. I haven't seen how the stove itself is installed, and I'm not sure I want to. He says he can't let the fire get too big or it gets too hot in the camper.

The neighbor himself drives OTR and is gone for a week or two at a time.

I'm just waiting for the whole works to burn down.
 
The bottom line is, your insurance company needs to know about it and they will have the last word.

If it's installed properly you won't have a problem.
 
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