Man! I typed a nice long version of my install and the morons locked up the server. So when I tried to submit, GONE! Let's try this again!
I have a Buck Model 74, basement/gameroom install, masonry exterior chimney teracotta lined 7"x9", SS flex 18'(top to bottom) uninsulated and no block off plate. The guy I bought the stove from is a good friend and inspected the chimney. He said the chimney was much better than I described, almost unburned condition. I put the stove in end of Oct begining of Nov. this year. I have been burning about 12-16hrs per day.
Now with the install: My hearth is raised about 8" so after getting it on that I pushed this heavy mofo into place. Well, it did not go all the way back, damn! Litterally hit a wall or two. The taper of my firebox was just a bit to tight. So I took a small sledge and massaged the last courses or the firebrick about 3" per side away from the back firewall brick, it took time! After looking at this I thought why did the not make the fireplace bigger. I made the back of the firebox 6" bigger and there was still an airspace. So I stuffed Roxul behing the fire brick on both sides and filled the 3" gaps. I have no block plate, another story, so I stuffed the ROXUL in its place.
I know what you may say about the firebox modification and I thought about this too! The wall where the fireplace is, is basically brick-block- brick with aboslutely no combustable material.
I plan on filling the chimney with vermiculite this spring as I planned on insulating the liner when I installed it, to tight, no go!
My first load of wood from my uncle (84 acres lots of fuel) was a little moist! So I burned about a cord and got paranoid from hanging out on this site. So I cleaned my liner with a poly brush I go from tractor supply. 18' of rods and poly brush was 43 bux, not bad. Anyway, I scrubbed the piss out of it and got about 16oz. of dust. I burn it pretty hot but not as hot as I think! I boiled my rutland meter and it was 88 degrees off. I did not set the meter in the pot of water, I dangled it from thing wire so not to get the serface of the pot temp.
Right now this little stove, I think it is little, makes my ranch(1600 sq. ft.) about 90 down stairs and 69-71 upstairs. It has cut the gas bill, I have a boiler, in half.
I am 34, field service electrical engineer and can't spell, what do you think?
I have a Buck Model 74, basement/gameroom install, masonry exterior chimney teracotta lined 7"x9", SS flex 18'(top to bottom) uninsulated and no block off plate. The guy I bought the stove from is a good friend and inspected the chimney. He said the chimney was much better than I described, almost unburned condition. I put the stove in end of Oct begining of Nov. this year. I have been burning about 12-16hrs per day.
Now with the install: My hearth is raised about 8" so after getting it on that I pushed this heavy mofo into place. Well, it did not go all the way back, damn! Litterally hit a wall or two. The taper of my firebox was just a bit to tight. So I took a small sledge and massaged the last courses or the firebrick about 3" per side away from the back firewall brick, it took time! After looking at this I thought why did the not make the fireplace bigger. I made the back of the firebox 6" bigger and there was still an airspace. So I stuffed Roxul behing the fire brick on both sides and filled the 3" gaps. I have no block plate, another story, so I stuffed the ROXUL in its place.
I know what you may say about the firebox modification and I thought about this too! The wall where the fireplace is, is basically brick-block- brick with aboslutely no combustable material.
I plan on filling the chimney with vermiculite this spring as I planned on insulating the liner when I installed it, to tight, no go!
My first load of wood from my uncle (84 acres lots of fuel) was a little moist! So I burned about a cord and got paranoid from hanging out on this site. So I cleaned my liner with a poly brush I go from tractor supply. 18' of rods and poly brush was 43 bux, not bad. Anyway, I scrubbed the piss out of it and got about 16oz. of dust. I burn it pretty hot but not as hot as I think! I boiled my rutland meter and it was 88 degrees off. I did not set the meter in the pot of water, I dangled it from thing wire so not to get the serface of the pot temp.
Right now this little stove, I think it is little, makes my ranch(1600 sq. ft.) about 90 down stairs and 69-71 upstairs. It has cut the gas bill, I have a boiler, in half.
I am 34, field service electrical engineer and can't spell, what do you think?