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  1. sykesman

    Jotul F600 drafts downward under certain circumstances

    Thanks for your advice. Stove works very well most of the time. Sometimes when I want to light it up, I cannot get the draft to go up the chimney, cold air flows down and inside. 6" single wall pipe up 18", 90d bend into adapter for 8" insulated steel flue (5 years old), 90d bend to vertical...
  2. B

    Should I keep my Hearthstone Windsor Bay Fireplace insert

    Or start over. We had it installed in in our ski house about 14 years ago. It seemed to work okay for awhile, but for the past 3 winters I have had to have the propane company service people come out to start it and restart it multiple times. It seems to work okay for the first few years...