I'm asking about the availability of air for the stoves themselves. I built the house three years ago, and
had a double block chimney installed (two flues). The first stove, a Harman Exception, is in the basement,
and the thing will heat the whole 3600 sf until we get below 10 above. I hadn't found a good deal on a
second stove until today, so now I'm asking the questions before I bring the VC Resolute in and hook it up
to the other chimney.....I built and insulated the house, and it's about as tight as you can get using conventional methods. So my first question, I guess, is will I starve the stoves if both are burning (not an
every day occurrence) at the same time without bringing in some air from outside? The kit mentioned above
may not be practical, as the basement is finished, and there is stone laid up behind where the first floor stove would go.....no place to pipe it, unless it is a double-wall kit which draws from inside the chimney. Do I need to worry about it?
As for exterior worries, I have none. The Harman burns very clean.....you can't even see smoke most of the time.....very happy with that stove. I have looked long and hard for a second, but appearantly people just don't let them go!