Hi All, Newbie wood burner here.
Now I'm not completely dumb, I know a little, but didn't know this wood burning stuff had become practically a science...;-)
My wife, after me telling her we might think about a woodstove this winter, went to an auction, lo and behold...she came home with an old fashioned looking pot bellied type stove, very antique-y looking, solid cast iron, thick, solid, and thats what I was afraid of, it was for looks and not practical. But how do you tell the wife she made a blunder, when it was "such a deal"...;-)
ok, so I went and hooked it up to a 6 in flue, about 30 inches between two elbows to the old chimney fireplace flue, so it goes out of the top of the Tandy, up across and then up into a 3 foot pipe flattened to fit into the old fireplace chimney...seems to work like a charm...with the following questions;
1. Not sure if the damper on the stove does very much, can't tell that it tones down the fire much...it has a lot of cracks, I can see the fire in the cracks...
Would sealing the cracks work, help or just a useless exercise to try to improve control over the fire.
2. The outside is now turning white in places where the fire is 'too' hot? Does anybody know if this is a paint problem or a problem problem?
Thanks in advance. Looks like I got a lot to learn...
Now I'm not completely dumb, I know a little, but didn't know this wood burning stuff had become practically a science...;-)
My wife, after me telling her we might think about a woodstove this winter, went to an auction, lo and behold...she came home with an old fashioned looking pot bellied type stove, very antique-y looking, solid cast iron, thick, solid, and thats what I was afraid of, it was for looks and not practical. But how do you tell the wife she made a blunder, when it was "such a deal"...;-)
ok, so I went and hooked it up to a 6 in flue, about 30 inches between two elbows to the old chimney fireplace flue, so it goes out of the top of the Tandy, up across and then up into a 3 foot pipe flattened to fit into the old fireplace chimney...seems to work like a charm...with the following questions;
1. Not sure if the damper on the stove does very much, can't tell that it tones down the fire much...it has a lot of cracks, I can see the fire in the cracks...
Would sealing the cracks work, help or just a useless exercise to try to improve control over the fire.
2. The outside is now turning white in places where the fire is 'too' hot? Does anybody know if this is a paint problem or a problem problem?
Thanks in advance. Looks like I got a lot to learn...