I installed a FMI fireplace about a year ago. been having draft/smoke issues since installed. you can normally see smoke coming out the front of the fireplace and normally the room will have a strong smoke odor anytime we burn a fire.
this is the 42" Tuscan fireplace. it is installed on a second story enclosed porch room (roughly 20x20) I have about 16-17 ft between bottom of FP and the termination cap. (min required is 14.5') I do have an elbow installed directly on top of FP with a 4' section to the next elbow, but all appears to be in line with factory recommendations
we have added an extra 3' section of chimney pipe, added and outdoor air kit and neither one seemed to help. also have tried experimenting with opening different windows in the room which occasionally seems to help but also lets in a lot of cool air
I have included some pictures that show where some of the smoke is escaping. Wondering if modifying the smoke shield or sealing up the gaps where the smoke shield and the side of the fireplace is will help at all? There is about a 1/2" gap between the smoke shield and side FP wall where the heavy black smoke is shown in the pictures
Only other issue i can think of is i live about 1/2 miles from the coast and am wondering if i am getting a breeze that is forcing air down the chimney pipe?
this is the 42" Tuscan fireplace. it is installed on a second story enclosed porch room (roughly 20x20) I have about 16-17 ft between bottom of FP and the termination cap. (min required is 14.5') I do have an elbow installed directly on top of FP with a 4' section to the next elbow, but all appears to be in line with factory recommendations
we have added an extra 3' section of chimney pipe, added and outdoor air kit and neither one seemed to help. also have tried experimenting with opening different windows in the room which occasionally seems to help but also lets in a lot of cool air
I have included some pictures that show where some of the smoke is escaping. Wondering if modifying the smoke shield or sealing up the gaps where the smoke shield and the side of the fireplace is will help at all? There is about a 1/2" gap between the smoke shield and side FP wall where the heavy black smoke is shown in the pictures
Only other issue i can think of is i live about 1/2 miles from the coast and am wondering if i am getting a breeze that is forcing air down the chimney pipe?