I know that the BK King model is supposed to have an 8" flue but I currently have a 25' 6" insulated class "A" metal flue (just a couple months old).
I've read some posts here about people that have a King with a 6" chimney and have no issues.
I don't want to alert the Chimney police, but I really want to understand why the absolute requirement for the 8" setup. Please take into account I have a good draft, straight up through the roof in a 2-story house with stove on main floor AND no elbows or offsets.
SETUP: Double-wall stove pipe inside the family room with flat 18' ceiling (15' black pipe 22ga), insulated Silkerk class A in the attic (3') and insulated Silkerk class A above the roofline (7'), SS chimney cap.
Due to my climate, I can get away with the Princess model which I can "legally" hook up to my 6" flue; but I really want the King for several reasons: the extra deep firebox so I can fit bigger logs, not worrying about logs falling out, not getting my hands or arms burned in the smaller firebox, longer refilling intervals, longer burn times, etc. The stove would MOSTLY be run on minimum setting anyhow. And I've also read that a 6" flue will draft more than an 8" (not tested it myself).
Now that you know my installation setup exactly, does anyone have a good scientific argument why I should redo my setup, that is practically new and replace it with 8"?
Thank You!
I've read some posts here about people that have a King with a 6" chimney and have no issues.
I don't want to alert the Chimney police, but I really want to understand why the absolute requirement for the 8" setup. Please take into account I have a good draft, straight up through the roof in a 2-story house with stove on main floor AND no elbows or offsets.
SETUP: Double-wall stove pipe inside the family room with flat 18' ceiling (15' black pipe 22ga), insulated Silkerk class A in the attic (3') and insulated Silkerk class A above the roofline (7'), SS chimney cap.
Due to my climate, I can get away with the Princess model which I can "legally" hook up to my 6" flue; but I really want the King for several reasons: the extra deep firebox so I can fit bigger logs, not worrying about logs falling out, not getting my hands or arms burned in the smaller firebox, longer refilling intervals, longer burn times, etc. The stove would MOSTLY be run on minimum setting anyhow. And I've also read that a 6" flue will draft more than an 8" (not tested it myself).
Now that you know my installation setup exactly, does anyone have a good scientific argument why I should redo my setup, that is practically new and replace it with 8"?
Thank You!