Well I am pretty excited! My wife and I ordered two new Pacific Energy T5's. One for my Pastor's home (Mojolica) and one for our home (antique white).
Last season we burned in the Summit Classic in our basement and the fireplace (see sig) on our main floor great room. We built this house 2 yrs ago and had it spray foamed. The insulation is great but the house is so tight we could not burn without outside air routed to each burner. I actually had the foresight to have my mason place a steel pipe in the firebox (outside air intake) when he made the fireplace and good thing I did cause it would never burn without it. even with the outside air (4 inch pipe) we found that the fireplace could create a negative draft in the woodstove if we had a strong fire in the fireplace and allowed the stove to just have some hot coals. Also we often had to crack a window to permit the fireplace to fire up and warm the flue.
I believe the outside air intakes for each of the stoves should be sufficient to supply the air required to prevent any more issues and I look forward to more efficient burning. We loved the Summit so much it was easy to stay with PE brand. The Alderlea stove will sit approximately 2/3 into the firebox. So I will lose some heat to all the masonry around it but hopefully it'll radiate that back into the room. I will be working on a block off plate this week. I have ordered a heavy flex stainless liner (304L) with chimney cap, insulation, and all. Hate to cut out my damper but realistically....I'll never look back. Also have an almost new 3/4 inch solid steel fireback and a "Grate wall of Fire" grate that I have no need for either
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Really excited for the new Alderlea T5
It's going in the great room which is approx 700 sq ft and several other smaller rooms open into the great room. 10 ft ceilings in every room. Comments, tips, experiences, advice, is welcome.
Last season we burned in the Summit Classic in our basement and the fireplace (see sig) on our main floor great room. We built this house 2 yrs ago and had it spray foamed. The insulation is great but the house is so tight we could not burn without outside air routed to each burner. I actually had the foresight to have my mason place a steel pipe in the firebox (outside air intake) when he made the fireplace and good thing I did cause it would never burn without it. even with the outside air (4 inch pipe) we found that the fireplace could create a negative draft in the woodstove if we had a strong fire in the fireplace and allowed the stove to just have some hot coals. Also we often had to crack a window to permit the fireplace to fire up and warm the flue.
I believe the outside air intakes for each of the stoves should be sufficient to supply the air required to prevent any more issues and I look forward to more efficient burning. We loved the Summit so much it was easy to stay with PE brand. The Alderlea stove will sit approximately 2/3 into the firebox. So I will lose some heat to all the masonry around it but hopefully it'll radiate that back into the room. I will be working on a block off plate this week. I have ordered a heavy flex stainless liner (304L) with chimney cap, insulation, and all. Hate to cut out my damper but realistically....I'll never look back. Also have an almost new 3/4 inch solid steel fireback and a "Grate wall of Fire" grate that I have no need for either
. Really excited for the new Alderlea T5
It's going in the great room which is approx 700 sq ft and several other smaller rooms open into the great room. 10 ft ceilings in every room. Comments, tips, experiences, advice, is welcome.
