So I am finally figuring out how to use my new Castine. The home is really comfortable tonight, almost too warm, despite it being 25F with gusts up to 40 mph.
Because of the way my home is set up and owing to the Castine's convenient fresh air intake at the back of the stove, it wouldn't be too much trouble to hookup a very nice fresh air intake and one wouldn't be able to see it from the main(e) room where the stove sits. I'm not at all anything resembling an expert on wood stoves but I assumed the following:
- Outside air will be cooler, hence denser in oxygen levels, and drier. Combustion likes that
- I won't be syphoning warm air out of the home to support the fire when it is -20F outside and windy
- During gusty, windy weather I won't have to worry about the stove back-puffing out of the intake
- Intake tubes are Neat-O
Especially regarding that last point, would it be stupendously dumb to plumb in an intake when it is working seemingly fine the way it is? Any disadvantages to a cold air intake?
It would be roughly a 20' run to the outside. Glancing at the rear of the stove it seems the intake is around 2.5", so for that distance would one need to run a slightly larger diameter tube for at least a part of the run and then end it in whatever roughly 2.5" pipe for the last several feet to keep velocities up?
Don't be afraid to tell me that this isn't a very good idea and that I should leave it as it is. Thanks!
Because of the way my home is set up and owing to the Castine's convenient fresh air intake at the back of the stove, it wouldn't be too much trouble to hookup a very nice fresh air intake and one wouldn't be able to see it from the main(e) room where the stove sits. I'm not at all anything resembling an expert on wood stoves but I assumed the following:
- Outside air will be cooler, hence denser in oxygen levels, and drier. Combustion likes that
- I won't be syphoning warm air out of the home to support the fire when it is -20F outside and windy
- During gusty, windy weather I won't have to worry about the stove back-puffing out of the intake
- Intake tubes are Neat-O
Especially regarding that last point, would it be stupendously dumb to plumb in an intake when it is working seemingly fine the way it is? Any disadvantages to a cold air intake?
It would be roughly a 20' run to the outside. Glancing at the rear of the stove it seems the intake is around 2.5", so for that distance would one need to run a slightly larger diameter tube for at least a part of the run and then end it in whatever roughly 2.5" pipe for the last several feet to keep velocities up?
Don't be afraid to tell me that this isn't a very good idea and that I should leave it as it is. Thanks!