... should I top flue or rear flue this Jotul F3 TD MF CONVERSION stove that I'm currently restoring and fitting in the middle room of my ground floor? Us Brits are particulary fond of putting our stoves in holes against a wall but I can have mine sticking out a bit if it's better/more efficient?
I can swing both ways with my Jotul F3, so ...
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Both look great. If it is an interior masonry surround, it seems the efficiency would be the same for each location. A rear vent configuration exposes more stove for dogs and people to gather round.
Very nice location and stove! I feel that top venting would probably offer the best draft for your stove as it is a more direct exhaust path. Many have rear vented as well and if you have a strong draft rear drafting may be a better solution for you.. Either way your setup will look great..
Ray
Ray
fulwood said:
As far as heat circulation is concerned, I do not think you will notice much difference with either setup. The main reason is that the fireplace is rather open and not confined. If the opening were tighter around the stove I would recommend option two. But option one will work just fine and it will give you a better draft.
just a thought if space isn't an issue, if you run out the top, its hard to cook or put a steamer on it with the pipe coming out the center. you can cook or run a steamer much easier coming out the back. i ran it sraight out the top of mine to reduce the footprint into the living space. it thats not a problem, think about rear venting.
cass
cass
Thanks everyone. Based on y'alls advice above I've decided to top flue. I did think it would be nice to warm a casserole up on the lid if I rear vented but I'm very lucky to own a La Cornue Chateau 120 in the kitchen, so much as it's a nice idea, the likelihood of me warming anything other than my rear (or butt for my forum friends accross the pond) is slim. Since I'm up north (it rains a lot) I've just put a victorian shiela maid over it. Should be up and running when the parts arrive from Jotul UK next week :0)
Mines an early 90's one. I paid 5k for it and that was a bargain at a sprawling country manor sale. They are £19,000.00 new over here. I have to say there's nothing special about them and more so now that AGA have taken them over (the universal spare parts are now made in czech and of a poor standard). They are built on a cast chasis though, the vaulted ovens are great and the coup de feu or 'piano' on the top means that once you've learned the heat zones, they're great for making jam.
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