I don't have a prefab chimney, but a double rigid heavy wall SS liner in masonry. Not insulated. A prefab ("class A") chimney would actually be better than mine.
But it works well for me.
I don't have a prefab chimney, but a double rigid heavy wall SS liner in masonry. Not insulated. A prefab ("class A") chimney would actually be better than mine.
But it works well for me.
At 30-35' you may need a flue damper because you'll have a LOT of draft, and too much would make your stove eat thru the wood too fast, also pumping more heat up the flue. So it's not efficient (and could become dangerous if not handled well).
It is not particularly windy in my area, though much more than in other places. I live near the LI Sound. So most days I have a breeze. In summer that's nice. But the stove does not run then. In winter I run the stove with howling Nor-Easters (too). No problem there; at such weather ones home looses more heat anyway, so a bit higher burning in the stove is fine.
My stove has a thermostat though that mitigates - within limits - the wind variability, as it automatically adjusts the air intake for a constant heat output. The within limits is important though; add a large vacuum pump on the chimney and I'd still overheat my stove, I presume.
Interior chimneys are somewhat better, but with your tall exterior one, you'll have no issue with too little draft. The opposite will likely be true. Use double wall stove pipe before the thimble to keep gases hotter (and add one flue damper, and have space for another one in case it's needed). Then a code-compliant thru-the-wall thimble and assembly, and class A on the outside. Safest you can be. Many, many folks with such chimneys. I'd not consider that a "viability issue".
At 30-35' you may need a flue damper because you'll have a LOT of draft, and too much would make your stove eat thru the wood too fast, also pumping more heat up the flue. So it's not efficient (and could become dangerous if not handled well).
It is not particularly windy in my area, though much more than in other places. I live near the LI Sound. So most days I have a breeze. In summer that's nice. But the stove does not run then. In winter I run the stove with howling Nor-Easters (too). No problem there; at such weather ones home looses more heat anyway, so a bit higher burning in the stove is fine.
My stove has a thermostat though that mitigates - within limits - the wind variability, as it automatically adjusts the air intake for a constant heat output. The within limits is important though; add a large vacuum pump on the chimney and I'd still overheat my stove, I presume.
Interior chimneys are somewhat better, but with your tall exterior one, you'll have no issue with too little draft. The opposite will likely be true. Use double wall stove pipe before the thimble to keep gases hotter (and add one flue damper, and have space for another one in case it's needed). Then a code-compliant thru-the-wall thimble and assembly, and class A on the outside. Safest you can be. Many, many folks with such chimneys. I'd not consider that a "viability issue".