Black on house
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sc0872 said:
Can you provide a picture? I believe that the pipe is likely supposed be longer than that.
What does your manual say and what kind of cap do you have?
Tell us your stove and how you are keeping it clean. What you suggest is a dirty stack and ash/soot depositing on the house. There are now two issues, the arrangement of your stack and the reason for the smokiness.
Only 1' out?! Way too short/close to the house IMO.
If you change that 1' to a 3' your problem should be solved.
My XXV is a basement install with 5 foot up, elbow, 3 foot out to cap.
Been burning this stove for 4 years with not one spec of ash on the house even
on windy days.
If you change that 1' to a 3' your problem should be solved.
My XXV is a basement install with 5 foot up, elbow, 3 foot out to cap.
Been burning this stove for 4 years with not one spec of ash on the house even
on windy days.
Unless is a very clean burning stove, We always go for 24" outside of the house when doing an installation. Wind direction can also be a factor.
My stove's manual says minimum of 24 inches.
There are some termination units that only require 12 inches of pipe before the termination but those puppies add over 12 inches.
You need to use at least what your manual says for minimums.
There are some termination units that only require 12 inches of pipe before the termination but those puppies add over 12 inches.
You need to use at least what your manual says for minimums.
For the minimal expense of a 1' section, it can't hurt. Stove performance shouldn't change much, if at all.sc0872 said:
sc0872 said:
It will add 1 to your EVL can you provide a full description of the venting system as it is now?
You want to keep that within the requirements stated in your stove's manual.
Smokey, from what they describe, it sound like they presently have an EVL of around 14-15....I don't think another foot of horiz. will hurt.
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macman said:
I count 12 to get to the horizontal point, depending upon the altitude at his location and what his manual says I suspect he will be right at the boundary. I say give it a try.
SmokeyTheBear said:
Yep Smokey, that sounds right, but you still have to add the 2-3' horiz. to go through the wall.
Total of about 14-15 at the cap.
He's in Missouri..... don't think there's too many places with high elevation there......another foot won't hurt, IMO.
Well it was suppose to be easy to add a 1' section of pipe right. Well since the pipe that the local farm store has is not the same as I had I had to buy all new pipe. I wasn't happy but I did get it installed. From my elbow inside the house I have a 2' section going out I might change that to a 3' pipe.
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