Hello,
I think I'd like to try and extend the height of the chimney 2 or 3'.
Two reasons -
Too often the smoke from my stack tumbles right down the shingles and into the front yard. My neighbor on the left has a stack surely 10' higher and his smoke will generally go up and stay there.
The other bit is that the Jotul will let smoke out of the door if it's open more than a crack. This means I have to plan every open door maneuver well in advance to avoid the acrid aftermath. The smoke breather downstairs generally doesn't care if the door is open or not concerning smoke coming out. I know they're two different animals, but for the time being, older is better in this concern, and I'd like to be able to be less serious about having to shut that door immediately.
I'm guessing stainless is better than galvanized, and being sure the chimney follows the 3-2-1 rule (or however that goes), I haven't been able to stumble across how high you can go before it needs to be braced.
I know it's a crapshoot to predict how these things work, but the reading I've done so far makes me think that the effect of height on draft is linear, so more will always be better, and the roofline is on the N-S axis, so a little higher might help uncouple the stack from the roof when the west winds blow.
Of course I can't find my Jotul folder right now, but it's a one-story chimney, masonry, 3' above the roof line, so maybe 15' of liner. The roof is a really gently slope.
Any and all thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
I think I'd like to try and extend the height of the chimney 2 or 3'.
Two reasons -
Too often the smoke from my stack tumbles right down the shingles and into the front yard. My neighbor on the left has a stack surely 10' higher and his smoke will generally go up and stay there.
The other bit is that the Jotul will let smoke out of the door if it's open more than a crack. This means I have to plan every open door maneuver well in advance to avoid the acrid aftermath. The smoke breather downstairs generally doesn't care if the door is open or not concerning smoke coming out. I know they're two different animals, but for the time being, older is better in this concern, and I'd like to be able to be less serious about having to shut that door immediately.
I'm guessing stainless is better than galvanized, and being sure the chimney follows the 3-2-1 rule (or however that goes), I haven't been able to stumble across how high you can go before it needs to be braced.
I know it's a crapshoot to predict how these things work, but the reading I've done so far makes me think that the effect of height on draft is linear, so more will always be better, and the roofline is on the N-S axis, so a little higher might help uncouple the stack from the roof when the west winds blow.
Of course I can't find my Jotul folder right now, but it's a one-story chimney, masonry, 3' above the roof line, so maybe 15' of liner. The roof is a really gently slope.
Any and all thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
