Hello guys! Well, the time is coming again for me to fire up my stove. This last winter was my first winter with a wood burning stove and I sure was happy. I got a basic century stove model # FW240007. I have 2 questions about "ungrading" my stove with accessories.
1) I don't have the blower attachment but wonder if I need it. I have used the search function and have heard a lot of people comment how it is a great option to have. I wonder if I need it because about 6 feet over and up from my stove is a large ceiling fan for our living room. Would I be better served to use this on low or set the blower attachment up?
2) Outside air kit. I'm looking for this as it appears I have an outside air intake attachment on the back of my stove right above the blower hole. Now, if you look at the pic you will see part of my delimma. I have to make a hole in the "new" stove wall I have. Depending on the size of the intake duct needed, that may be an easy fix. What I wonder if I do it is this. On the other side of that stone wall is the old chimney chase that is insulated, all be it rather crappy old fiberglass insulation. There is a small vent in this chase. I wonder if taking the air from the chase is acceptable since it has it's own fresh air intake by having that vent? Also, does it matter if the fresh air intake is preheated or not? I've read some people are concerned about cooling down the stove too much and having the air come into the chase that is somewhat heated by the stove pipe, then go into the stove might eliminate this problem?
I know century is OOB, and their website officially expired about 2 weeks ago according to godaddy.com that is "holding" it.
If anyone has any feedback on this situation that would be great! Thanks in advance and have a good day.
1) I don't have the blower attachment but wonder if I need it. I have used the search function and have heard a lot of people comment how it is a great option to have. I wonder if I need it because about 6 feet over and up from my stove is a large ceiling fan for our living room. Would I be better served to use this on low or set the blower attachment up?
2) Outside air kit. I'm looking for this as it appears I have an outside air intake attachment on the back of my stove right above the blower hole. Now, if you look at the pic you will see part of my delimma. I have to make a hole in the "new" stove wall I have. Depending on the size of the intake duct needed, that may be an easy fix. What I wonder if I do it is this. On the other side of that stone wall is the old chimney chase that is insulated, all be it rather crappy old fiberglass insulation. There is a small vent in this chase. I wonder if taking the air from the chase is acceptable since it has it's own fresh air intake by having that vent? Also, does it matter if the fresh air intake is preheated or not? I've read some people are concerned about cooling down the stove too much and having the air come into the chase that is somewhat heated by the stove pipe, then go into the stove might eliminate this problem?
I know century is OOB, and their website officially expired about 2 weeks ago according to godaddy.com that is "holding" it.
If anyone has any feedback on this situation that would be great! Thanks in advance and have a good day.
