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  1. Donl Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 23, 2007
    281 posts
    Ontario
    The chimney graph chart in the EKO users manual indicates that for the EKO 40 with an 8" chimney a 30 foot chimney is required to provide adequate draft. Since I am planning to to locate the boiler in a small outdoor shed which is only 10 feet in height I would need to extend the chimney an additional 20 feet. Won't that look great! I would like to keep the chimney at about 15 feet high. Other than using a draft inducer fan, is there any other way I can reduce the chimney height? Is adequate draft primarily required to get the fire going? Once started the heat will assist in maintaining a good draft?
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  2. Eric Johnson Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    5,703 posts
    Central NYS
    My EKO 60 has an 8-inch chimney and it's probably only about 20 feet high. Drafts like a dream.
  3. Donl Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 23, 2007
    281 posts
    Ontario
    Glad to hear that Eric! Especially when the graph shows that the height for an EKO 60 is 43.3 feet.
  4. Eric Johnson Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    5,703 posts
    Central NYS
    I don't know where they got half the information in that manual. Lost in translation, I guess.
  5. Tony H New Member

    joined: Oct 24, 2007
    1,156 posts
    N Illinois
    I am also installing an EKO 40 in a shed and the sales rep suggested a 6" pipe and 2 -3' sections just enough to get above the shed. He also said the pipe is very inexpensive at Menards and suggested I purchase it there if I could.
  6. hkobus Member

    joined: Oct 26, 2007
    175 posts
    Ontario
    Good morning all,

    Just looking at this post and I agree, my EKO 40 is in a shed and I used 3 sections 7". It seems to draft well most times, but I need to get a draft control yet for the windy days. I still have some smoke roling out at fill ups some times, I would like to fix that yet.
    Any suggestions on a draft control, just lokking at the good old T model.
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