New Wood Stove Question

[bdiaz]

What a great forum you guys have here.


We have an old Kingsman wood stove in a house that he bought last year. After seeing some newer ones at friends' houses we are looking at getting at Englander 30 which appears to be way more efficient. The height of the Englander is the same of the one we have now. Is there anything different I have to do with the chimney before we get the new one?

 

[bluefrier]

assuming your chimney in 6" in diameter, you should be good to go.. Just give it a good cleaning if you
have any buildup.

 

[bdiaz]

Cool thanks, it is 6".

 

[bdiaz]

Cool thanks, it is 6".

class a insulated chimney?

Can you explain to me what class a is?

 

[bdiaz]

I am not sure. All I know is that it is 6".

 

[dougand3]

Stove pipe is normally black sheet metal - it goes from your stove top (flue collar) to the ceiling. There it should enter a box or bowl transition piece. From the attic, out thru the roof to the rain cap should be class A chimney - it is MUCH heavier, highly insulated, shiny stainless steel. You can touch Class A chimney with a hot fire going - DON'T do that with stove pipe.

 

[bdiaz]

Stove pipe is normally black sheet metal - it goes from your stove top (flue collar) to the ceiling. There it should enter a box or bowl transition piece. From the attic, out thru the roof to the rain cap should be class A chimney - it is MUCH heavier, highly insulated, shiny stainless steel. You can touch Class A chimney with a hot fire going - DON'T do that with stove pipe.

The black stove pipe goes up from the stove about 5', then takes a 90 to the outside. It then connects to the outside and runs up about 15', I am not sure if that is the 6" class A or not.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

It sounds like it probably is a good Class A SS chimney. You'll find out when you clean it, which should be done monthly for new wood burners.

The biggest mistake most folks make when the begin to burn wood is they pay strict attention to the stove and chimney and then think about the fuel. It really should be the other way around. Most folks end up getting not properly seasoned wood and end up with big problems. The stove won't burn right and the chimney becomes clogged or black stuff running out of it. That is caused by burning green wood. It isn't like buying gas. You must get your wood long before you are going to burn it.

Good luck and welcome to the forum.

 

[bdiaz]

It sounds like it probably is a good Class A SS chimney. You'll find out when you clean it, which should be done monthly for new wood burners.

The biggest mistake most folks make when the begin to burn wood is they pay strict attention to the stove and chimney and then think about the fuel. It really should be the other way around. Most folks end up getting not properly seasoned wood and end up with big problems. The stove won't burn right and the chimney becomes clogged or black stuff running out of it. That is caused by burning green wood. It isn't like buying gas. You must get your wood long before you are going to burn it.

Good luck and welcome to the forum.

I clean it every month during burning season. It's not that hard to do. I work for 911 and we get chimney fires alot so I am scared to death and clean it once a month.

 

[begreen]

Is the exterior pipe stainless steel and about 8" in diameter?