Lopi 1250 Republic Not Drawing Properly

[WarmGuy]

My sister has just had a Lopi 1250 Republic installed. The installation looks like this:



For her first burn, it didn't draft well at all, with smoke pouring out of the unit.

Any advice to give her? Any known problems with this model?

Thanks!

Al

 

[begreen]

Assuming there is no accidental obstruction in the flue it could be mild outdoor temps and a short chimney causing weak draft. How tall is the flue from the stove to cap?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

My sister has just had a Lopi 1250 Republic installed. The installation looks like this:

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For her first burn, it didn't draft well at all, with smoke pouring out of the unit.

Any advice to give her? Any known problems with this model?

Thanks!

Al

Also check the moisture content of the wood.

 

[jetsam]

Before the hearth pad and floor are done, I'd move the stove towards the center of the room by however much is needed to eliminate those 45s.

May still need to add some flue height, but getting rid of the unnecessary elbows is going to help any stove breathe better.

 

[DBoon]

You'll want a minimum of ~15' vertical flue with that elbow and temperatures 45 degrees and below to get a good draw. And you'll want dry wood.

 

[blacktail]

It won't draw well in warm weather.

 

[kennyp2339]

Your chimney is the engine that runs the stove, by have bends and a (assuming short) class a system your asking for draft issues, also like others mentioned, draft goes down when the outside ambient temps go up. Think about it this way cool air is dense so it sinks, warm air is lite and rises.

 

[begreen]

No word back from the OP on chimney height. We have an offset like that and while draft is weaker at 60F, we don't get smoke spillage as long as the fire is started properly. That means good dry kindling and wood and making sure the starting fire has sufficient air for combustion by stacking the kindling and wood so that air can easily circulate through the wood and by keeping the door ajar a little. This is with a 20' flue.