Hi friends,
New member here though I’ve been thoroughly perusing and enjoying this forum for over a year now. Seems like a great community and I’ve finally decided to join up. I'm from central Kansas so we do have cold winters but mild compared to many of you! I'm going to install a wood stove soon but hit a potential snag. I’ve read every thread on here about the topic in question, but it seems so situationally specific I thought I’d share my thoughts/plan and see what you all think. First, a few details that I hope are pertinent.
We bought a new-to-us very old home a little over a year ago and one of the selling points was an existing corner hearth with all the “plumbing” for a wood stove. After several months of deliberation and analysis paralysis we have decided (and ordered) to get a Drolet 1800 to provide supplemental heat our two story 2100 sqft home. 1400 down, 700 up with 10ft ceilings up and down. I wouldn’t mind making the transition to mostly heat our home only after I gain confidence in learning how to use this stove.
Here's my issue: I was getting ready to price check 6” double wall pipe when I encounter 6,7, and 8” piping online. Since our home already had the chimney pipe installed I honestly hadn't shopped for any. I wrongfully assumed that 6” was the standard for wood stoves and piping and didn’t look close enough to notice that we currently have 8” chimney pipe. Turns out from the ceiling support penetration to the roof it is 8S-30 Metalbestos pipe. Total run from the stove top would be just shy of 30’. All straight minus two 45’s in the last 8ish feet of the run. What I would like to do is install Selkirk 6” double wall black pipe with a flue damper out of the Drolet and adapt to 8” at the ceiling. My hope is that having 7ft of double wall and nearly 23ft of the ultra temp stainless chimney pipe will keep the flue gases hot enough to not have creosote problems as well as offset any draft issues caused by the larger flue.
We have loads of Osage Hedge around here so that’s going to be my primary wood I’ll be burning. Am I barking up the right tree or should I regroup? Really not liking the price tag associated with installing 6” all the way on this one… Not impossible, but I’d sure grumble. What do you all think?
Let me know if you need more details or photos. Thanks in advance!
New member here though I’ve been thoroughly perusing and enjoying this forum for over a year now. Seems like a great community and I’ve finally decided to join up. I'm from central Kansas so we do have cold winters but mild compared to many of you! I'm going to install a wood stove soon but hit a potential snag. I’ve read every thread on here about the topic in question, but it seems so situationally specific I thought I’d share my thoughts/plan and see what you all think. First, a few details that I hope are pertinent.
We bought a new-to-us very old home a little over a year ago and one of the selling points was an existing corner hearth with all the “plumbing” for a wood stove. After several months of deliberation and analysis paralysis we have decided (and ordered) to get a Drolet 1800 to provide supplemental heat our two story 2100 sqft home. 1400 down, 700 up with 10ft ceilings up and down. I wouldn’t mind making the transition to mostly heat our home only after I gain confidence in learning how to use this stove.
Here's my issue: I was getting ready to price check 6” double wall pipe when I encounter 6,7, and 8” piping online. Since our home already had the chimney pipe installed I honestly hadn't shopped for any. I wrongfully assumed that 6” was the standard for wood stoves and piping and didn’t look close enough to notice that we currently have 8” chimney pipe. Turns out from the ceiling support penetration to the roof it is 8S-30 Metalbestos pipe. Total run from the stove top would be just shy of 30’. All straight minus two 45’s in the last 8ish feet of the run. What I would like to do is install Selkirk 6” double wall black pipe with a flue damper out of the Drolet and adapt to 8” at the ceiling. My hope is that having 7ft of double wall and nearly 23ft of the ultra temp stainless chimney pipe will keep the flue gases hot enough to not have creosote problems as well as offset any draft issues caused by the larger flue.
We have loads of Osage Hedge around here so that’s going to be my primary wood I’ll be burning. Am I barking up the right tree or should I regroup? Really not liking the price tag associated with installing 6” all the way on this one… Not impossible, but I’d sure grumble. What do you all think?
Let me know if you need more details or photos. Thanks in advance!
