I am getting ready to fire up an old jotul #4 with new stove pipe, and I was wondering how bad the smoke caused by the curing of new single wall stove pipe will be. There is 10 feet of pipe before it hooks up with the SS chimney liner. The area where the stove is located is not well ventilated and I thought I could fire up my garage stove and pre-cure the pipe . I looked through the old posts and could not find an answer dealing with just new stove pipe.
New stove pipe curing, is it that bad
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Just do it. It's still warm enough you can open the windows and throw a fan on it if the smell bothers you. I never noticed it like some others have. Everybody has a different sensitivity to it.
Matt
Matt
In our first house we had a freestanding stove and I remember the break in. It was not horrible but you would not want to do it on a day you have to keep the windows closed. It was like over cooking bacon without the vent hood on, you could see a little smoke in the air. If anybody has asthma or is sick they should probably leave. If you have sensitive smoke detectors you might want to take the battery out because ours did go off but we had a small first house.
I like the over cooking bacon analogy, it gives me an idea of what to expect. My 4 year old does have asthma and I have a 2 year old who may be sensitive to this kind of thing. The temperature is going to be in the 70s this weekend, and I will fire it up, stick the kids outside, and open the widows.
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
Backwoods Savage
Minister of Fire
Pegasus, remember that you don't have to have a roaring fire. A small fire will do.
On the black stovepipe smell; some will smell and some won't. I've had both types. You never know which you have until you build a fire.
On the black stovepipe smell; some will smell and some won't. I've had both types. You never know which you have until you build a fire.
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