Recent content by WoodstoveWil

Thanks for the suggestions. I've picked up some of the parts needed to get started so if work and weather allow I'll be going about it this week. I'll throw some pictures up as I progress. I'm not opposed to tinkering with it for a while to get it right.

Just trying to do the best I can with what I have availabe. There is no conventional masonry chimney involved, simply a piece of 8" solid steel pipe to clear the air pocket followed with single wall pipe.

I would check to make sure that the vents you have in place are working together. When I was working construction (a while ago) we had customers that wanted maximum venting and requested gable vents, ridge, fans, you name it on the same project. The vent systems are each meant to work as a...

That makes sense. I have been thinking that I could control a draft fan with a separate thermostat set a degree or two above the house temp so it would stoke the fire ahead of the blower fans coming on. If I gather correctly you are saying that if I run a forced draft fan to the house thermostat...

Hello gents. I've been looking around this site for ideas on wood stoves, specifically barrel in barrel types. I grew up with a double barrel in the basement of my parents house so I'm familiar with that, but wanted to move the stove outside for insurance placation. I'm in an older farm house...