Finished my install. How did I do?

[Huggytree]

Interesting.

I ran it like you would a water heater. Since im a plumber

I had a drip of stuff on top of my wood burner.

I’ve got no idea how you would plug into the triple wall as a crimped end fits right into it but that transition piece was marked with direction of flow that was backwards. I assumed the sticker was put on wrong. Also I noticed the triple wall was backwards as you’ve said

They give no instructions on any of this. Plus duravent doesn’t answer or return calls for help.

I strongly regret not hiring a pro at this point

What should I use as a transition out of the triple wall coming out of the thimble?

 

[bigealta]

IDK about the thimble connection but the single wall inside just needs to be flipped where crimps run down toward the stove.

 

[bigealta]

Interesting, i did not know that you run gas vent pipe the other way?
Before reading your posts, I'd probably install it like the woodstove pipe as that what makes sense to us wood burners.

 

[Huggytree]

Took it apart. The transition piece makes more sense now.

I can flip it around

Ty for that. Idk what idk

 

[Huggytree]

With water heaters you vent with the flow. Idk how wood burner venting doesn’t leak some co2. I’d guess it does.

Took 3 pieces of fresh split wood home to thaw and test moisture in the morn

 

[30WCF]

I obviously need to buy a roof brace now
What one is recommended.
What should I put around the bolt hole to make sure the roof doesn’t leak?

Vent is now 13’ from the center of the tee

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Mine is the cheap Amazon version. I used black flashing silicone. Seems fine. I did have to modify the clamp because it was for a 6” single wall diameter pipe. Check the reviews because they all seem to have confusion on Amazon about a 6” chimney being 8”OD.

 

[stoveliker]

I don't know the answer to your question, but I do know that cement board does not

With water heaters you vent with the flow. Idk how wood burner venting doesn’t leak some co2. I’d guess it does.

Took 3 pieces of fresh split wood home to thaw and test moisture in the morn

A chimney doesn't leak, it sucks in. That's the (draft) engine that is running your stove.

 

[bigealta]

With water heaters you vent with the flow. Idk how wood burner venting doesn’t leak some co2. I’d guess it does.

Took 3 pieces of fresh split wood home to thaw and test moisture in the morn

You need to split those again at home then take the reading right away on the new fresh split.

 

[bigealta]

Huggy -we are going to get you, your stove, pipes, and wood dialed in.

Then i might ask you some questions about converting an old oil burner boiler to a gas boiler.

 

[Huggytree]

Checked new wood. 19% moisture

Split 4 hours ago . Was in the cab of my truck and then into my house.

My neighbor brought me a pile of 3 year old oak that he uses. So I’m testing with that. He heats his big house with it and has no issues.

 

[Huggytree]

Amazon.com

This one looks very solid. I like that it’s got options

Do you try to tuck the bracket under the edge of a shingle. Or just screw through the top of the shingles and pour sealant all over it ?

 

[30WCF]

Amazon.com

This one looks very solid. I like that it’s got options

Do you try to tuck the bracket under the edge of a shingle. Or just screw through the top of the shingles and pour sealant all over it ?

I put some silicone down and put the bracket on it and screwed it down, then covered the screw heads with a bit more.

 

[weee123]

Not sure if it was mentioned yet or not but the reason for the crimped ends down is so that creosote or any moisture runs down in side the pipe and doesn’t leak out of it.

As a tinknocker, it seemed counterintuitive to me as well until the creosote running was explained to me

 

[Huggytree]

Outside vent is 13’ center of tee to top of vent (not including the vent cap)
Inside is 3.5’ top of stove to center of pipe.
So I’ve got 16.5’ of chimney height

Wife verified old wood from last attempt was pine. So that explains a bit of the low heat too

Just started the fire.

 

[Huggytree]

 

[stoveliker]

I'm not sure about pine being low heat. It has less BTU per volume, but it burns quick, meaning the amount of BTU it releases per hour can be high.

Works for me, a quick high blast of heat with a load of pine.

 

[Huggytree]

I started adding medium cuts of oak. Top of stove is 400 and slowly climbing

No smell yet from paint break in

What temp should I try closing the door?

We’re 20 min into it.

 

[Huggytree]

Success


Closed the door. And the temps are rising! Not dying off

 

[kborndale]

You need to put more wood in if you want to get heat from the stove.

 

[Huggytree]

What’s the ideal temp for efficiency over night ?

It’s stating around 600
I’ve closed the damper fully now.

It’s taking a while to heat this little shack. Surprised. Floor is still ice cold. I’ll guess by tomorrow morning it will be toasty

Gonna get up after 4 hours to see how it’s going. Each time I get up I’ll extend it by a bid to learn how long I can go. It’s rated for 5 hours.

Exciting!!

 

[30WCF]

It’s taking a while to heat this little shack. Surprised. Floor is still ice cold. I’ll guess by tomorrow morning it will be toasty

If that stove is ember only, I don’t know 🤷 if it is, are you going to do a 1” foam underlayment and laminate/composite hardwood with a piece of steel for ember protection?

Mine is ember only and it sits in a piece of 3/16” sheet metal. It needs repainting this year.

 

[30WCF]

What’s the ideal temp for efficiency over night ?

Gonna get up after 4 hours to see how it’s going. Each time I get up I’ll extend it by a bid to learn how long I can go. It’s rated for 5 hours.

Generally not as advertised.
That depends on the manufacturer and if they really meant useable heat or if it there were enough coals to relight off of.

Mine is supposed to be a 10 hr stove and it only produces enough heat for me to last 4-5 hrs when it’s actually cold.
Sure, I can go 20 hrs and relight off coals, but unless I time it just right, 10 hrs is a joke.

Timed just right looks like a cold night and a warm day. Feed it around 3-4am and let it heat for the rest of the night then coast down as the sun takes over. The stove may be enough to keep the chill off through the morning if there is lots of solar gain early. Other than that, I haven’t found 10 hrs of high heat output.
As it cools, 250stt is laughable in my old house when it’s 35 out.

 

[Huggytree]

It’s going at around 2-3 hours so far between reloads. I just loaded it up full and am trying the front to back method.

Hoping to get 4+ hours out of it. Got a timer going

I’ve got a monster size chunk of oak I might try. It almost fills the whole box. Curious if it will work

Stove sits around 600 degrees on full closed baffle. No matter if full of wood or if 1-2 pieces in it

 

[MRD1985]

3/4 ish load of all ash tonight. We’ll see how hot this one gets. Turned it down much more at a lower temperature. No more small gaps in door gasket I can see now after adjusting it.

 

[30WCF]

It’s going at around 2-3 hours so far between reloads. I just loaded it up full and am trying the front to back method.

Hoping to get 4+ hours out of it. Got a timer going

I’ve got a monster size chunk of oak I might try. It almost fills the whole box. Curious if it will work

Stove sits around 600 degrees on full closed baffle. No matter if full of wood or if 1-2 pieces in it

Someimes I do a chunk-O-oak, three year seasoned. I got nice coals in the AM, but it’s a slower, lower burn. Often enough to keep the chill off when you are asleep, under a blanket, but not what you would want if you were awake.