Hi all,
My installer originally used a cap that came out of the liner like this (imagine moving from the bottom of the liner up)
~2" of mesh
~4" of solid metal "guard" (spark arrestor plate or something?)
~4" of steel mesh continuing up to a conical cover over the liner
Looked nice, I could see through it from the ground so I knew it wasn't clogged or anything.
Anyway, installer came out and fixed something awhile back and mentioned how some of his customers had had problems with that cap (possibly clogging, possibly draft?) and that he'd swing out and replace mine with a problem-free unit free of charge once the weather warmed up a bit and roofs were snow free.
Well, he did that a few weeks ago. I haven't been burning non-stop like I had before, but I've done a number of fires.
I swear the stove is drafting better - it starts up easier with less likelihood of downdraft, when the draft is downdraft or neutral, it starts sucking upwards much faster....reloading I see less smoke/puffs coming out of the stove. Etc.
Can a simple chimney cap replacement on a perfectly functional chimney cap do this?
The new cap comes off the liner and does like 8" of straight mesh before going up to the cover. No plate of metal going around it.
Joe
My installer originally used a cap that came out of the liner like this (imagine moving from the bottom of the liner up)
~2" of mesh
~4" of solid metal "guard" (spark arrestor plate or something?)
~4" of steel mesh continuing up to a conical cover over the liner
Looked nice, I could see through it from the ground so I knew it wasn't clogged or anything.
Anyway, installer came out and fixed something awhile back and mentioned how some of his customers had had problems with that cap (possibly clogging, possibly draft?) and that he'd swing out and replace mine with a problem-free unit free of charge once the weather warmed up a bit and roofs were snow free.
Well, he did that a few weeks ago. I haven't been burning non-stop like I had before, but I've done a number of fires.
I swear the stove is drafting better - it starts up easier with less likelihood of downdraft, when the draft is downdraft or neutral, it starts sucking upwards much faster....reloading I see less smoke/puffs coming out of the stove. Etc.
Can a simple chimney cap replacement on a perfectly functional chimney cap do this?
The new cap comes off the liner and does like 8" of straight mesh before going up to the cover. No plate of metal going around it.
Joe