Hey all,
first post. I have been heating my 1400 sq ft house with a franklin 308 built in 1979 (been told its a VC defiant knockoff) as my primary source of heat.
I live at 10,000 ft elevation ,where it takes 20 minutes to get water to boil.
I am planning on upgrading to a hearthstone Shellburne.
The existing stove has 15ft of single wall 8 inch pipe into 10 ft of double wall chimney pipe through the attic and out the roof.
My plan is to install 6 inch single wall pipe from the stove, into a 6 inch to 8 inch adapter at the bottom of the double wall 8 inch chimney pipe.
My question is this... the old pipe had a damper installed 2 ft above the top of the old stove. should I install a new one, and if so, is it only to keep the cold outside air from traveling indoors when not in use ( rarely in winter) or is it useful in operation of a new efficient stove? I used the old damper in the full open position and adjusted air intake through the stove only, and closed it when the stove had cooled down.
Also, I have never seen a barometric draft control in use on a wood stove. Is it something I should consider?Given my high altitude and low night temps, efficiency is important here.
any other advice is welcome
thanks in advance
first post. I have been heating my 1400 sq ft house with a franklin 308 built in 1979 (been told its a VC defiant knockoff) as my primary source of heat.
I live at 10,000 ft elevation ,where it takes 20 minutes to get water to boil.
I am planning on upgrading to a hearthstone Shellburne.
The existing stove has 15ft of single wall 8 inch pipe into 10 ft of double wall chimney pipe through the attic and out the roof.
My plan is to install 6 inch single wall pipe from the stove, into a 6 inch to 8 inch adapter at the bottom of the double wall 8 inch chimney pipe.
My question is this... the old pipe had a damper installed 2 ft above the top of the old stove. should I install a new one, and if so, is it only to keep the cold outside air from traveling indoors when not in use ( rarely in winter) or is it useful in operation of a new efficient stove? I used the old damper in the full open position and adjusted air intake through the stove only, and closed it when the stove had cooled down.
Also, I have never seen a barometric draft control in use on a wood stove. Is it something I should consider?Given my high altitude and low night temps, efficiency is important here.
any other advice is welcome
thanks in advance
