Got the new stove setup. Had been in a house for for 4 years with a wood stove hearth and chimney already setup... Got it in and piping setup.
I've only done a little testing, but it seems I have a draft issue. Here's my piping setup:
Almost a full length 6" pipe section coming straight up, 90 degree turn, female to male converter, 6" to 8" converter, 8" runs for about 8" then into the brick with pipe ending right where the edge of the clay(I believe it is anyway) lining starts.
First test with some kindling... Air vent all the way open, fire starts burning, and slowly dies as the stove fills with smoke. I opened the clean out to see smoke coming out there (just a little) a little coming out the chimney, but mostly just staying in the stove. Essentially, it seems the air vent, open or closed makes 0 difference. It smokes itself out.
So, I decided to try a little kindling with the ash cover removed. It works great, again the air vent makes 0 difference whether open or closed. The fact it works in this config seems to make me think it's not my chimney causing the issue.
Now I took my shop vac and blew air up the stove's a$$. lol... I could feel air coming out the front vent on the top that hits the window, which is the window wash I assume?
So it seems that the stove air vent system is just not working properly, or perhaps I have no idea what I'm doing... I hope it's me.
I've wondered if I should just go full bore and "really" start a fire in this thing to see if it's a heat thing that will start the draft going possibly, but I'm hesitant to do so and smoke the house up.
Thanks in advance for any help...
I've only done a little testing, but it seems I have a draft issue. Here's my piping setup:
Almost a full length 6" pipe section coming straight up, 90 degree turn, female to male converter, 6" to 8" converter, 8" runs for about 8" then into the brick with pipe ending right where the edge of the clay(I believe it is anyway) lining starts.
First test with some kindling... Air vent all the way open, fire starts burning, and slowly dies as the stove fills with smoke. I opened the clean out to see smoke coming out there (just a little) a little coming out the chimney, but mostly just staying in the stove. Essentially, it seems the air vent, open or closed makes 0 difference. It smokes itself out.
So, I decided to try a little kindling with the ash cover removed. It works great, again the air vent makes 0 difference whether open or closed. The fact it works in this config seems to make me think it's not my chimney causing the issue.
Now I took my shop vac and blew air up the stove's a$$. lol... I could feel air coming out the front vent on the top that hits the window, which is the window wash I assume?
So it seems that the stove air vent system is just not working properly, or perhaps I have no idea what I'm doing... I hope it's me.
I've wondered if I should just go full bore and "really" start a fire in this thing to see if it's a heat thing that will start the draft going possibly, but I'm hesitant to do so and smoke the house up.
Thanks in advance for any help...