Stove backdrafting in tight house with ERV and outside air supply

[semipro]

I struggled with where to post. Feel free to move elsewhere Mods..

There an interesting discussion at the link below about a backdrafting wood stove in the basement of a tight house that is equipped with an energy recovery ventilator and an indirect outside air supply (aka O.A.K.).

(broken link removed to http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/qa-spotlight/why-wood-stove-misbehaving?utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_content=gba_eletter&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter)

IMHO the first thing the homeowner should try is to directly connect the outside air supply to the stove. If his stove is not setup for this he may want to try a stove that is.

 

[jharkin]

Basement stove with a 6 inch pipe run into an 8x8 clay chimney from the sound of it.... might want to think of connecting the oak directly.... and running a 6in insulated liner in the chimney.

Also we dont know how tall the stack is... only mention in the article is that it caps 2 ft above the roof, no measurement from stove to cap.