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  1. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    It's not just a restriction, but a decrease in the moving mass of hot air, what essentially supports r draft. All else being equal, a smaller dia...
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 25, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    OK, so here's the result. We changed down the flue collar and flue from 8" to 6". Again...a 28 foot stack. The stove will burn with the front door...
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 25, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    Swestall, Thanks. I understand what you are (all) saying. I guess what I'll do is install the 6" and see if I can control a medium load better....
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    All good points for sure. In a stove, we aren't using pressure to supply the o2 but depression in the chimney pipe. The mass of air and the speed...
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    A given cubic foot of air going through the two different pipes would of course generate more velocity through the smaller pipe, but not more volume....
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    many good thoughts here. Again, these were both brand new stoves installed by the dealer and no, I don't have two stoves on the system. The first was...
    Post by: marc nichols, Mar 15, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. marc nichols
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    What are effects of installing smaller flue?

    I have had two new stoves in our home and both, one CAT and one non-CAT w/secondary burn, have proven incapable of a slow burn. My dealer and I have...
    Thread by: marc nichols, Mar 15, 2008, 21 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Vermont Castings Encore 2550 - Refractory Assembly Question (w Pictures)

    I can't image going from the CAT to an everburn. God did I hate that everburn and am I ever happy to have it gone. Howeever, I had the same issue...
    Post by: marc nichols, Feb 26, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. marc nichols
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    Vermont Castings Encore 2550 - Refractory Assembly Question (w Pictures)

    Class A? Is that double wall? If so, yes, about 15 feef or the @28 foot total length. Seems like a weak draft when cool and a very strong draft when...
    Post by: marc nichols, Feb 24, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. marc nichols
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    Vermont Castings Encore 2550 - Refractory Assembly Question (w Pictures)

    I'm curious to hear how this ended. I recently replaced my near new Encore everburn (junk IMHO) with a 2550 CAT version. It burns much nicer but I...
    Post by: marc nichols, Feb 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. marc nichols
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    Last Night, I'd had it: Goodbye Defiant; Hello Mansfield!

    OK, I understand that. For some reason I thought this was an operator viewable temp probe. Thanks for the clarification.
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. marc nichols
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    Last Night, I'd had it: Goodbye Defiant; Hello Mansfield!

    Swestall, so I see you arrived where I did...the everburn out the door. Junk! Too bad your dealer didn't step up as mine did, for which I'm very...
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 27, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  13. marc nichols
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    Poor technical support from Vermont Castings

    Swestall nailed it! Sadly, we can't logically expect anything better for what was once a very good company. Even my dealer has expressed...
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 7, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. marc nichols
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    Poor technical support from Vermont Castings

    Yes. I know that. But why?? A simple and standard question that should be part of the installation info and readily available to me as an owner. As I...
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 7, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. marc nichols
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    Poor technical support from Vermont Castings

    I called VC this morning to inquire on correct stack height for a new Encore. the manual has a clear graph for the standard 6' pipe but no info on...
    Thread by: marc nichols, Jan 7, 2008, 4 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    California Storm

    Greetings from Grass Valley CA. I'm at 3K feet elevation about one hour SW of Tahoe. I don't recall anyone with 165 mph winds, but there was 65...
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 7, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    draft difference, 8" vs 6"

    VC Encore. Calls for 6' but 8" if operated with doors open.
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 6, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  18. marc nichols
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    draft difference, 8" vs 6"

    Installing a new stove. Currently I have an 8" double wall lower pipe (13'). Total stack is about 28'. If I replace with a 6", what will it do to the...
    Thread by: marc nichols, Jan 6, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore everburn will not control

    Thanks North, I found and PM's him.
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    VC Encore everburn will not control

    Thanks. I'm not adept working around the site but will try to find him for a PM. The link above proved exceptionally interesting. It begins with...
    Post by: marc nichols, Jan 2, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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