Chimney evaluation

[ckarotka]

I just installed a 15' liner in a standard hearth with a small cast stove. The chimney is an interior one surrounded by large pines and is prone to down draft. Would it be safe to say that: today it's 57*f outside and very windy, if the chimney performs ok today when draft is poor, when the temp drops the stack should perform better?

I have a small fire going to burn some stink off some painted parts and it seems to work just fine even though the wind is very strong.

Charlie

 

[begreen]

That sounds good. When it gets below 30 it'll be drawing strong.

 

[vvvv]

I just installed a 15' liner in a standard hearth with a small cast stove. The chimney is an interior one surrounded by large pines and is prone to down draft. Would it be safe to say that: today it's 57*f outside and very windy, if the chimney performs ok today when draft is poor, when the temp drops the stack should perform better?

I have a small fire going to burn some stink off some painted parts and it seems to work just fine even though the wind is very strong.

Charlie

http://www.woodheat.org/chimneys/wind.htm

 

[ckarotka]

I wasn't really comparing apples to apples because the last stove that used this chimney was an insert that was a "slam install". The old stove was using an oversized flue and had no cap. Now that I have the correct size flue and a good cap it's no wonder I'm pleased with the performance. I always thought this was going to be a "bad" chimney because of it's location and the prevailing winds coming over the tall pines and turning down on the house and chimney. I was wrong. Lesson learned.

Thanks B
Charlie

 

[begreen]

You've done well. This winter is going to be a much more pleasant experience and a lot warmer inside too.

 

[firefighterjake]

As others have said . . . and I will reiterate . . . the draft almost always is better and more pronounced when there is a greater temperature difference between the outside and inside temps . . . I rarely have any issues with the draft, but the few times I have had issues were in the early fall or late spring when the house was close to (or even cooler than) the outside temp. If things are working well now I suspect this winter things will be even better in terms of the draft.