Smoke in the house

[dafattkidd]

Hey guys,

I get a little smoke in the house every time I open the door to my stove.

Here's my set up:
70 year old drafty ranch. About 1600 s/f to heat
I have a Napoleon 1101 insert.
6" liner all the way up to the chimney cap (about 15 feet total)
Block plate installed.

I get good burns. Good temps, good secondaries, no smoke. I'm happy with the insert. I understand a bit about draft, but can't figure out why some smoke would poor out into the room. It happens when the stove/chimney are cold and while they're hot.

*A few things to note: 1. An adapter had to be installed on top of my insert to better connect the 6" liner with the stove. 2. I don't think it did this the first couple of weeks we were burning the stove. 3. I've only been burning for about five weeks. The wood I'm burning is a mix. Some seasoned wood, some no so seasoned, some construction debris (untreated of course).

So is this normal? Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas of what I can do? Thanks so much.

 

[cmonSTART]

Well, hard to say without being there, but just as a first guess 15' is about the minimum chimney for that insert I believe. It might be just barely adequate draft.

Is the chimney cap clear?

 

[begreen]

Check the top of the flue and the flue cap screen for plugging.

 

[dafattkidd]

Well, hard to say without being there, but just as a first guess 15' is about the minimum chimney for that insert I believe. It might be just barely adequate draft.

Is the chimney cap clear?

Thanks for your response guys. There are no trees around -if that's what you mean by clear. It may be more like 17 feet in length. Would it be better if it were longer?

I will get up there and check for plugging tomorrow.

 

[webby3650]

Some stoves will do this with a marginal chimney length. Most stoves have large door in comparison to the size of the flue, if you already have a marginal draft with a 6" flue, add a little build-up in there and you no longer really have a 6" flue. This would explain why it might not not have done it at first. Definitely check the cap but after only five weeks I doubt this is where your problem is. Can you check that adapter you mentioned?

 

[fbelec]

Hey guys,

I get a little smoke in the house every time I open the door to my stove.

Here's my set up:
70 year old drafty ranch. About 1600 s/f to heat
I have a Napoleon 1101 insert.
6" liner all the way up to the chimney cap (about 15 feet total)
Block plate installed.

I get good burns. Good temps, good secondaries, no smoke. I'm happy with the insert. I understand a bit about draft, but can't figure out why some smoke would poor out into the room. It happens when the stove/chimney are cold and while they're hot.

*A few things to note: 1. An adapter had to be installed on top of my insert to better connect the 6" liner with the stove. 2. I don't think it did this the first couple of weeks we were burning the stove. 3. I've only been burning for about five weeks. The wood I'm burning is a mix. Some seasoned wood, some no so seasoned, some construction debris (untreated of course).

So is this normal? Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas of what I can do? Thanks so much.

you might want to give the whole chimney a look see if your burning wood that is not dry. you prob have some buildup somewhere.

 

[savageactor7]

All good advice above otherwise...

...did the stove always burn like that? If so then you could have a real air tight home. You may have to crack open a window to allow for more free flowing air to create a 'draw' so smoke goes up the chimney...

...just like mother nature intended.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Hey guys,

I get a little smoke in the house every time I open the door to my stove.

Here's my set up:
70 year old drafty ranch. About 1600 s/f to heat
I have a Napoleon 1101 insert.
6" liner all the way up to the chimney cap (about 15 feet total)
Block plate installed.

I get good burns. Good temps, good secondaries, no smoke. I'm happy with the insert. I understand a bit about draft, but can't figure out why some smoke would poor out into the room. It happens when the stove/chimney are cold and while they're hot.

*A few things to note: 1. An adapter had to be installed on top of my insert to better connect the 6" liner with the stove. 2. I don't think it did this the first couple of weeks we were burning the stove. 3. I've only been burning for about five weeks. The wood I'm burning is a mix. Some seasoned wood, some no so seasoned, some construction debris (untreated of course).

So is this normal? Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas of what I can do? Thanks so much.

An adapter? Could this be an 8" to a 6" adapter?