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USA-498

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I just picked up a used Hearthstone Homestead stove and have a couple of questions.

- Currently the flue is set to go out the back. based on my location in my fireplace I feel the vertical attachment would work better. Any difference in draft one way or the other ?

- The firebrick in the back of the stove is cracked. Should I worry ?

- There appears to be something missing between the two back bricks ( see picture )

Thanks for any help

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The difference in draft between the 2 is minimal if any. I would personally replace the firebrick and I'm not quite sure what is supposed to be, if anything, in the middle.
 
Looking at the schematic I don't see anything listed. I was going to connect the flue directly to the liner vertically. Is that going to cause any problems other than cleaning ?

Thanks for you help.
 
USA-498 said:
Looking at the schematic I don't see anything listed. I was going to connect the flue directly to the liner vertically. Is that going to cause any problems other than cleaning ?

Thanks for you help.
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Other than cleaning it does set it back in the fireplace a tad more but looking a your set up I'm not sure it will matter much. Cleaning's no small thing, it would make life much easier come cleaning time if you have a tee.
 
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With that particular stove, I would definitely want a Tee. Unless you pull the stove every year, there is no way to clean out the flue collar after you sweep the flue.
 
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USA-498 said:
Looking at the schematic I don't see anything listed. I was going to connect the flue directly to the liner vertically. Is that going to cause any problems other than cleaning ?

Thanks for you help.
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You'll need to buy an adapter to go from the liner to the stove.
 
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