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Questions tagged [woodstove]

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Can I season firewood over the woodstove?

I have a woodstove but all my firewood is still green. My friend suggested I dry it out indoors. He said I should put a few fire bricks on top of the stove, then stack green firewood on the bricks, around the single-wall chimney pipe. Is this a…
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Heating/cooling system recommendations for this small house?

I will soon build my first house and I need to choose what type of heating/cooling system I'll have installed. I know very little about this and I'm seeking recommendations, ideas, suggestions, etc. The details: The house will be in the city limits…
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Potbelly stove standing on hardwood floor directly

I am about to acquire a potbelly stove and was wondering if I should make a tiled platform for it to stand on or is it OK to have it stand on hardwood floor directly. The legs provide quite a bit of clearance from the floor, seems like. Will it be…
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How can I wire a thermocouple to monitor wood stove catalytic converter?

Many modern wood stoves (wood space-heaters, actually) use a catalytic converter to dramatically increase efficiency and dramatically reduce pollution. It's important for users to monitor the temperature of the converter (also called a combustor),…
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How to seal the top of a wood-burning cooking stove?

I am doing maintenance on the following cooking stove: The top deck is composed of three cast-iron (or steel, not sure) tablets. All three are in direct contact with flames from the bottom; hence they were all covered in soot. After removing this…
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How should I install a chimney for a wood stove in my garage?

I have a new construction 24' x 48' garage that is two stories. It is partial block construction (to middle of 2nd floor) and finished on the top with wood (trusses etc). The floor plan is very open. I plan on installing a wood stove listed…
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Does my wood stove pipe have to be chrome to be safe to use?

I'm currently renting a house that has a wood stove, and figured that as it's used as a rental property, the stove would be safe to use. However a friend of mine today was telling me that if the chimney is not chrome plated both inside and out that…
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What's the most economical way to remove a wood stove?

I just bought a new house and my insurance company is upset that I have a wood stove in the dining area. They insist that it be 3 feet from all walls and a foot and a half above the floor. Alternatively I could just remove the thing. I don't have…
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Is it safe to put a woodstove on a sheet of cement board?

I'm looking at how to install a woodstove in a yurt. In this example, it looks like he put 1 sheet of cement board on the floor, and another against the wall. Is a single sheet of cement board enough to protect the wood floor from the heat of the…
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Removing rust from wood burning stove

We're new homeowners and learning how to get our wood burning stove to work. The old owners left an old, rusting and crumbling kettle on the top of the stove and it has left a mess of rust. I've tried to remove it with a wire brush, to some degree…
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Is it safe to use a log burning stove in an old fireplace?

I'm renting a property which has a wood burning stove. Recently I've been investigating ways to make my house warmer (secondary glazing on sash windows etc) and started to wonder how much air could be rushing up what appears to be a relatively open…
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Should a stove flue be grounded for lightning protection?

I have a freestanding wood burning stove that has a metal flue straight up through to the roof. The existing stone chimney with aerials is taller than the new flue (see pic). Should there be an earthing system in place for the flue - more…
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Do coal stoves lead to creosote buildup/chimney fire risk?

One of the reasons we put in a coal stove as an alternative heat source was because several sources said coal stoves don't have creosote buildup, reducing the risk of chimney fire. The instructions that came with the stove, however, state that we…
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Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove exhaust pipe on upper floors?

I've recently been looking into wood burning stoves. Many installations use a stove pipe that goes straight up through the ceiling and out the roof. Most of these use a single walled pipe for the first room (the room containing the stove), and then…
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What's the correct way to attach stovepipe to a wood stove?

Look where the stovepipe sits on the flue collar of this woodstove. I don't see any way to secure the pipe to the stove. There is a gap because the stovepipe is not perfectly round. At the other end of the stovepipe I will use 3 sheetmetal screws,…
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