I have a mini woodman stove that I am using in a small work shop, it has a 4" pipe opening I would like to use a 4-6 increaser,( pellet type) to go through chimney is there a problem with this application .
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That irritates me. It is irresponsible to send out a stove without proper installation instructions. Looking at this stove it appears that the door has no gasket seal, just flat metal against metal. Is that correct?
<rant> A lot of the mini-stove industry is acting irresponsibly by cranking out stoves for close spaces with weak instructions and few if any tested stove to chimney cap venting solutions. They leave the stove owner to figure out how to install safely, and how to exit the room envelope. Many people are resorting to using pellet stove vent pipe which is not tested for this application, but they have few other choices. This needs to change </rant>
This sounds more like a toy than a stove.
Weight: 23.5 pounds
Certifications: Not rated for residential use
Door Seal: None
Flue Collar: 3"
What is the goal? If the desire is to safely heat the woodshop, a new EPA stove with a 6" flue can be had for not much more money. The firebox on this stove is tiny. A bigger stove would provide a lot more heat, safety and control.
Weight: 23.5 pounds
Certifications: Not rated for residential use
Door Seal: None
Flue Collar: 3"
What is the goal? If the desire is to safely heat the woodshop, a new EPA stove with a 6" flue can be had for not much more money. The firebox on this stove is tiny. A bigger stove would provide a lot more heat, safety and control.
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Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
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My old Lange 6302 had no door gasket, just metal to metal. It worked fine that way.
Yes but that was a very high quality cast front and door with interlocking channels. This stove is very very far from that
Looking at this companies stoves I can't believe they get away with selling that crap just by saying not for residential use
jatoxico
Minister of Fire
Looks like somebody just left a reviewhttps://tinylifesupply.com/products/mini-woodsman . Who could it have been?
The thing is, I like tiny homes and would like to see safe systems for people wanting to put a stove in them. The marine industry has a few complete setups like Dickenson's, but their options are meant for their stoves. There are some good tiny stoves and I would like to find best options for them to be installed safely. It can be done. But within the past month we have seen a couple of inquiries for basic tin cans with a stack that would be dubious in a tent.
Getting back to @will conidi, for a flue connection, I think the closest one can get in available woodstove parts is to install a 5"r chimney support box or wall pass-thru and adapt up to that from the 3" or 4" stove flue pipe. Don't use pellet stove parts, use 24ga black stove pipe parts. This will need to be 18" from any combustible unless shielded. Clearances for the stove are another concern because there is little if any testing for safe clearances in a worst-case scenario. The NFPA guidance is 36" clear in all directions for an untested and unlabeled stove.
Getting back to @will conidi, for a flue connection, I think the closest one can get in available woodstove parts is to install a 5"r chimney support box or wall pass-thru and adapt up to that from the 3" or 4" stove flue pipe. Don't use pellet stove parts, use 24ga black stove pipe parts. This will need to be 18" from any combustible unless shielded. Clearances for the stove are another concern because there is little if any testing for safe clearances in a worst-case scenario. The NFPA guidance is 36" clear in all directions for an untested and unlabeled stove.
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
What made you think I left the review?Most likely some grumpy old man
Wow that thing is WAY overpriced at $349 for 23 lbs of toy steel woodstove. I bought a Country hearth 2000 from TSC for $499 a few yrs back and its around 275Lbs of EPA certified stove for a few bucks more. It was off season but i think it was $599 in high season. Does a nice job in a 600 SF Apartment.
maple1
Minister of Fire
St. Coemgen
Feeling the Heat
Refleks is another marine option. Could also be an option for tiny homes.
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A woodstove takes up precious room and due to the tiny firebox size, it will need frequent reloading. The marine and the rv industry have some good options for smaller spaces. I think I would also consider an Espar or Webasto hw heater or perhaps a Truma system.Refleks is another marine option. Could also be an option for tiny homes.
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