No...if the draft is less than your setpoint, the flap will be closed...or very nearly so.
That sounds good! Wish the weather would stay cold! We had to shut it down the last three days! Haha dang kids! That would drive me crazy!No...if the draft is less than your setpoint, the flap will be closed...or very nearly so.
I tried running without a baro to see if my warm weather draft went up...didn't notice a difference, and missed having the baro, so next chance I had I put it back in.
My sister has a shorter chimney than I do and her draft is normally not overkill...so she keeps the baro opening covered with HD aluminum foil until there is a windy or exceptionally cold day that seems to warrant some draft control. Keeping it covered is not an attempt at raising the draft as much as it is to limit creosote...she seems to have problems getting the whole family to grasp "only bring in the DRY firewood" and the chimney shows it sometimes...usually calls me several times a winter with "my furnace isn't working good"...my first reponse is always "are you feeding it dry wood?!" which I generally get a "I dunno"
I would think it would slip into a doublewall tee...probably...might depend on the brand somewhat? I myself have never used doublewall on the furnace...I have a little amish metal shop near here that makes 4' long stainless singlewall for about the same price as most stores sell that junk clip together 2' long steel stuff...I just wrap it with some spare chimney liner insulation to help keep it warm like doublewall does.
What you think? It's set on the inner tube of the DW. Maybe some high temp caulk and some HVAC tape on the outside. Looks like the T I took off. The selkirk DW is also SS.
Looks good from here!
I wish I had found this forum sooner as I had already purchased the shelter furnace. Installed it and ran it a few times. Its finicky to say the least and a glowing orange door and smoke entering the room had me concerned enough to never run it again. I've been following this thread for a while and waiting to pull the trigger on the HC. We currently have a Drolet Myriad II on our main floor and it performs great. Just not enough to heat our entire 3700sqft ranch home. And with all the work I put into running a chimney from the basement through the roof, I'd like to find a unit I can swap it out with
10 minutes with the dremel! 4 rivets and flip the tabs! Dang T was like $60, but just went for it. HahaLooks good from here!
If you are happy with the way its fitted up, then roll!
That was probably a PITA to cut out, no? Especially being SS...
Dang, I wish y'all would gang up and file a class action suit against HY-C on those things! The EPA has determined their 2020 test was bogus, and yet they are still selling them...I don't get it! Now that I think about it... sounds a lot like a recent election...
Sell that POS Shelter. Feel free to check out my Heat Commander if you get North.
Yeah I think I could have used it as a forge! I dampened everything down and couldn't wait until that fire went out. Stood there with an extinguisher.
Hey thanks, Eric! I might have to take you up on your offer seeing as you may not be just too far away. I don't even know if I could sell it to someone knowing that its a hazard. I also have recently read all the posts (hundreds) on the shelter thread. Scary sh*t!
I walked past one at Menards today. Until the EPA makes the call and enforces it there will be many unknowing people who will purchase one thinking they just 'saved big money at Menards!'
And every other tomdicknharry store too...cuz its the only elcheapo furnace left! Too bad they are such POS
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