I guess you just never know. I have posted here over the years complaining about short burn times, not being able to keep my stack temp high enough, stove not throwing a lot of heat, blah blah blah. This year, I completely replaced my single wall pipe. To avoid cutting a sections, I slid the stove back 3"s which resulted in the height from the stove to the elbow being about 2' while the part from the elbow to the thimble is about 18". In all past years, those two measurements were about the same give or take an inch. Anyway, for some reason, this little 3" change has resulted in wood stove heaven. Suddenly the stove is throwing heat like nobody's business, the stack temp is staying more steady, so I'm able to shut off the air sooner on a new load of wood instead of having to let it burn a little, and the burn times have increased as a result. My older raised ranch is a bit drafty, the stove is in the basement, and I still managed to get the entire house up to 68 degrees last night on a 30 degree night. I cannot believe what a difference this has made. I'm still well within my clearances and thrilled to finally solve my wood stove issues. I always liked my stove. Now I love it!
I do have a question. For some reason, I distinctly remember the guy who installed my stove saying to not seal around the stove pipe connected to the thimble. Any reason why he would say that?
I do have a question. For some reason, I distinctly remember the guy who installed my stove saying to not seal around the stove pipe connected to the thimble. Any reason why he would say that?
