Just like the title says...how does wind effect draft? My chimney pipe exits the roof 8 feet from the peak and is 2ft above the peak. My 2-story colonial is built East-West, so if the wind is coming from the north the wind will go up the roof, over the peak and right at the chimney pipe. Does that matter?
Only reason I ask is the past few nights I've been having to adjust my fires more than normal. It seems like they need more air to keep the temps up. It could also be that I just brought in a load that was in the middle of my stack and it isn't as dry as the rest.
This morning was a real pain. I loaded the wood N/S in the NC30 like I always do but it just took forever to get going. Once it did I couldn't put the air below 30-40% open or I'd smother the fire. Stovetop and flue temps didn't want to get above 500/550 respectively. It was also 35 degrees out which is mild...but I've burnt plenty of wood at those temps and didn't have a problem. It was windy but I don't know which direction it was blowing...
Your thoughts?
Only reason I ask is the past few nights I've been having to adjust my fires more than normal. It seems like they need more air to keep the temps up. It could also be that I just brought in a load that was in the middle of my stack and it isn't as dry as the rest.
This morning was a real pain. I loaded the wood N/S in the NC30 like I always do but it just took forever to get going. Once it did I couldn't put the air below 30-40% open or I'd smother the fire. Stovetop and flue temps didn't want to get above 500/550 respectively. It was also 35 degrees out which is mild...but I've burnt plenty of wood at those temps and didn't have a problem. It was windy but I don't know which direction it was blowing...
Your thoughts?