Hi,
We just built a highly sealed new home near Burlington, VT and will be installing a wood stove. Our neighbor also built a new well sealed home with a woodburning stove with outside air kit. Within two weeks my neigbors stove was rusting on the inside. It seemed that during this two week period in the fall they did not burn the fire regularly and when the stove was cold, outside air was moving into the stove, warming up due to the homes 68 degree temperature and the humidity was condensing in the stove and causing the rust. I believe the air movement was accelerated because we live in a relatively windy area. They could not figure out a way around this problem, so they replaced the stove and tore out the outside air kit.
My question, is has any one had a similar experience and found a solution?
I was wondering if there might be a valve type mechanism that can be installed in the chimney connector between the stove and the ceiling that can be manually opened when I start a fire, but that thermostatically closes when the fire goes out. This, I believe, would eliminate the problem of outside air free flowing through the air intake piping, stove and up the chimney and leaving rust causing moisture in the stove.
Many thanks in advance.
We just built a highly sealed new home near Burlington, VT and will be installing a wood stove. Our neighbor also built a new well sealed home with a woodburning stove with outside air kit. Within two weeks my neigbors stove was rusting on the inside. It seemed that during this two week period in the fall they did not burn the fire regularly and when the stove was cold, outside air was moving into the stove, warming up due to the homes 68 degree temperature and the humidity was condensing in the stove and causing the rust. I believe the air movement was accelerated because we live in a relatively windy area. They could not figure out a way around this problem, so they replaced the stove and tore out the outside air kit.
My question, is has any one had a similar experience and found a solution?
I was wondering if there might be a valve type mechanism that can be installed in the chimney connector between the stove and the ceiling that can be manually opened when I start a fire, but that thermostatically closes when the fire goes out. This, I believe, would eliminate the problem of outside air free flowing through the air intake piping, stove and up the chimney and leaving rust causing moisture in the stove.
Many thanks in advance.
