Thanks for the info.Does the diamond plate reflect the heat into the room?What ,you put the sooteater into the T?I thought all you had to do was put it into the stove.What is your method? I notice in another post where you stated you used 8 cords of wood a heating season.Man I would of no way thought you'd use that much wood in a southern state like Tenn.That's more wood than I use in Mass.What gives ?The metal is diamond plate aluminium. I mounted it to the wall using 1/2" spacers so no heat beats on the mortar and cinder block. I have no idea what high temps can do to the wall and I don't want to find out the hard way.
Yes, that is a Dura Vent T. I put that there so I can use Sooteater to clean my flue from the basement without having to climb up onto my 10/12 pitch metal roof. So far it has worked fine, but at least once a year I still have to get up there pull off my flue cap and clean the cap. I clean the flue in Jan, then again in spring after burning season is over.
Can i borrow your house M7 ? I have just the place in the woods for it, now occupied by my falling down cabin.and the house:
Good idea with the T for the Sooteater.Ya your insulation should make a big difference.When I tell the story of my first encounter with the One and how it provided heat from Friday night to Sunday morning on one load of wood I forgot to ad that the ski lodge was brand new and totaling insulated which keep the heat from escaping.Yes, I reckon it does reflect some heat, but I didn't run it much without it, so nothing to compare it to.
On the H1 to sooteat you have to drop the baffle inside and remove it to get access to the flue. It's kind of a pain, so I put the T in so I don't have to go through that hassle.
Yep, 8 cords. However I ran the stove 24/7 from mid Nov to March and the uninsulated basement really made ao I had to stoke it full every 8 hrs. Since i have now insulated the basement I hope this winter wil be a bit different.