Hello-
We recently remodeled our 2 story house and had a Jotul F3 CB installed on the first floor of the house. The stovepipe leaves the top of the stove and makes 2 45 degree bends inside the room and leaves the house through the roof (the flue terminates below our 2nd story roof as this is a single story addition). For the last 2 years, smoke has poured out of the top vents of the stove on start-up. We have tried everything to reduce the positive pressure (checked vents/fans in the house, closed the fireplace flue, opened a window…)in the stovepipe but our chimney sweep says the only answer is to try and heat the air in the stovepipe to start a draft. We put candles in the stove to try and warm it up without a lot of smoke but the problem persists. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks.
We recently remodeled our 2 story house and had a Jotul F3 CB installed on the first floor of the house. The stovepipe leaves the top of the stove and makes 2 45 degree bends inside the room and leaves the house through the roof (the flue terminates below our 2nd story roof as this is a single story addition). For the last 2 years, smoke has poured out of the top vents of the stove on start-up. We have tried everything to reduce the positive pressure (checked vents/fans in the house, closed the fireplace flue, opened a window…)in the stovepipe but our chimney sweep says the only answer is to try and heat the air in the stovepipe to start a draft. We put candles in the stove to try and warm it up without a lot of smoke but the problem persists. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks.