Dirty word, dirty word. My stove is about 3 inches higher that the chimney pipe.
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Brent S
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Uh oh!
Arcticdude
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The only way that I could use a water hose here in winter is if I kept it inside to keep from freezing. Once the snow builds up to 4-6 feet it really isn't much of a drop off the roof anyway.
Arcticdude
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Don't you have a section of adjustable stove pipe in your chimny? Can you cut the bottom of the pipe off to fit?
We are going to try some alterations today. I'm going to go buy some different shaped pipes.
I checked internet last night when it states that a slight downward slope can work since i have the tall chimney which causes more draft.
I have 30 days to return. Since it's for emergencies , I'm leaning toward trying to make it work.
We're going to give it a trial run this afternoon after we get it together. My brother wants me to cut off the legs but They are so cute.
Would that be the silver braid type rope?
Arcticdude
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I think so. Mine is kind of silver colored and is braided. I just opened the door and looked.
Arcticdude
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Both of my chimney's have a section of adjustable pipe. This pipe will slide up and down in order to match the height of your wood stove. Once it's attached to your stove you can put in a couple self driving sheet metal screws to hold it in place.
I bought some along with a high temp stove cement
Okay, I have the stove fired up even though it's 60 outside. Wanted to test it and burn the smell while husband is gone. To be so small, it is putting out some heat. I only put a few small pieces in it to test. No smoke leaks at all. Went out and the smoke is coming out of the chimney as it's supposed to.
ARCTIC, just to test it, I put in the KAO wool and placed fire bricks on top. We shall see. I hope I don't get some type of surprise fire inspection. I'm sure we broke many rules.
Arcticdude
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Take a look inside your stove. Is there a baffle that runs the full length of your stove and about an inch or so from the top? If so that's where that "wool" is supposed to go. Between the baffle and the inside top of your stove. Its supposed to reduce the emmissions from the wood smoke.
Nothing there. Oh well, most on the internet say its worthless any way. Maybe it will help hold heat or something. They said the same ifnthe fire bricks. I can always remove them later. I am definitely going to put the rope gasket around.
Arctic, did you put the gasket around the door or the opening? It seems that there is less chance of knocking it off if it is on the actual door not the opening.
Arcticdude
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I put the gasket material around the inside of the door. My stove had a indent in the inside of the door. I don't know why a gasket didn't come with the stove.
That's interesting about that wool. Mine was already between the baffle and the top of the stove. I started one fire before I threw it away. The manual that came with my stove recommended against fire bricks or a grate. They didn't give any reason for the fire brick. The grate I can (almost) understand because it could allow the fire to burn too hot. The only issue that I could see with the fire brick is that it could limit the size of log that you can load.
Funny, both my sheet steel and the cast iron have fire bricks. Bottom and sides are completely covered about 2 inches thick.
I would think that anything between the fire and the chimney (wool) would just get full of soot, foul up like a filter and maybe even start burning if it gets overfilled. Chimney fires come only from not well burning oils from the wood if form of soot. The extra heat tries to get as much of the 180 different oils found in firewood to combust completely. The whole idea of a rocket stove. Extreme heat in the chimney draws better and burns the oils completely and only steam comes out the top.
I would think that anything between the fire and the chimney (wool) would just get full of soot, foul up like a filter and maybe even start burning if it gets overfilled. Chimney fires come only from not well burning oils from the wood if form of soot. The extra heat tries to get as much of the 180 different oils found in firewood to combust completely. The whole idea of a rocket stove. Extreme heat in the chimney draws better and burns the oils completely and only steam comes out the top.
Mine doesn't even mention the wool. Thought maybe it went with a different model. Mine also said no grate,but had fire bricks listed on the parts page. Of course they didnt include them in box
Brent S
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Damn, I wanted to clean the flue today of the stove on the porch. Don’t know why I never thought of this before, but in the past I would get a ladder and climb to the roof. I was painting in my master bedroom today and looked out the 2nd story window. I can step out the window onto the roof and the stove pipe is like 4’ away. Hopefully I’ll get it cleaned this weekend.
The wool says up to 1300°.
Arcticdude
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Now that I'm finally getting to move in to the new house I'm keeping two wood stoves burning 24 hours a day; the house and the cabin. I'm installing a vent free propane heater in the "cabin", which will become my fur shed once we're all moved out. That way I'll have heat without having to burn the wood stove all night.
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