binko said:I have an outdoor masonry chimney with an 8 X 8" square clay liner. The chimney has a 16 ft rise to the top. I do have an Exhausto fan on top because we have several 90 deg bends in the flue pipe. I can regulate the draft anywhere from .03" WC to a roaring wind tunnel with a rheostat control for the fan. Woodstock suggests .04 to .08" of WC for a draft. Unfortunately I have been running better than twice that in order to not have a smoky smell leaking out of the stove when throttled down. The smell is coming somewhere from the right side of the stove. I am working with the folks at Woodstock to get this solved. Reading other posts, it appears that a number of others are having similar smoky smell issues when operating in similar conditions.
Needless to say, I can create any draft condition that is required for optimal operation.
That sounds like an absolute PITA! Why not just fix the chimney so it drafts without needing some gizmo on it? Is something like this even to code, what happens when the power goes out?
The stove is a piece of work, it deserves a chimney that is up to the task.