I have a fireplace upstairs and a wood stove downstairs. The upstairs fireplace has an inside chimney that is probably just triple wall straight up. The downstairs has an outside triple wall chimney that runs almost parallel to the inside chimney. I never use the upstairs fireplace, not even for ambiance. The old stove downstairs would spill a little smoke into the room if I didn't have a hot fire going. I learned to minimize it but never quite eliminate the problem. My question is, could the 2nd chimney be causing a weaker draft with my downstairs stove. I always have the fireplace closed but it is by no means air tight. If you do believe that it could be causing a problem, how much higher should the downstairs chimney be?
I"ll be looking into the product, extend a flue. Nothing is really in the budget right now but if it helps. thanks in advance
I"ll be looking into the product, extend a flue. Nothing is really in the budget right now but if it helps. thanks in advance