Nc30 questions

Yes definitely put pitch of 1/4 inch per foot minimum on your horizontal.. It makes sense if you think about it... smoke rises..

 

Two 45 elbows in that run from the stove to the thimble should help alleviate some draft issues.
When I got here, the Ashley (with a 6" pipe collar) was hooked up with a 6-8" increaser right at the stove, then everything else was 8".
It ran ok, but if the stove is meant for 6", that's what should be used, and I ended up gradually replacing all the 8" with 6".......ran better than way. Lots of folks do fine not doing that, though. Lucky them.
Yep, try to get some rise in the "horizontal" pipe run.
Any way you can reduce that horizontal length and move the stove back some?

 

Well that would involve cutting and moving which I know would be the wise thing to do but......... I am selling the house soon and also the burning season is almost over. So to do the work for this is not feasible in my eyes right now. We are beginning the packing process to move and time is tight. If I ever move again to a house with a wood stove I will make sure I start from the basics and do it right this time. I replaced the soapstone with an Ashley wood circulator then from Ashley to the NC30.

 

So here is a pic of some of the splits that I use

 

The heat in our next house is Natural gas. It's my mom's old house so no wood stove necessary. But what an idea of putting one in though. A lot of money though. Then trying to find wood in RI ha yeah right.

 

Well, good luck in the new house Ruffrider .

This is confusing.
Take the 30 with you and install a new flue system in the new (old) house. You'll be up and running by next winter, easy.

 

Yet another option arises.

 

Thanks everyone.

 

A 5 page thread about your stove not burning down the coals in the back of the stove and it's almost April and you are moving anyway? Literally packing up. Were you bored or something? Wow.

 

Noooo dude the house was getting cold and all winter I have been trying to figure out how a epa stove operates and all of a sudden the stove changed. It felt like the stove stopped operating properly. I'm sorry I wasted your time, NEXT TIME DONT RESPOND and waste my time with your bordem. To everybody else thanks some of the posts actually HELPED ME. For example pulling coals and ash away from the dog house I never knew that. And wait, also the separation of the coals in the middle I never knew that.

So I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THIS THREAD. And also baba douche I have to move because sometimes when a family member passes on your priorities in life change. Thanks for being inconsiderate to others. I'm sorry you must be the wood stove burning king excuse me........ To everybody else thanks, again I have learned a lot from this thread. And actually the stove has now been burning a whole lot better from just a few tips thanks. Moderators shut the thread off please.

 

Well if you're not going to be burning at your new house you might find somebody on hear from your area to come get that extra wood you don't need out of the way for you

 

Neighbor already called it lol. Sorry. About 14 cord left over.

 

Wow, Lucky neighbor, are you giving it away?
Is that face cords or full Cords?

 

Giving it away because he and his wife have done more for my parents and my wife and I then anyone could imagine, that I could never charge him never. And 7 cords are split and stacked on pallets. The other 7 are log lenghts delivered in January this year.

 

Gotcha, that's cool

 

It seemed a legit question, sorry to see it rubbed you wrong. Best to you in the new digs.

 

Ruff, you pretty much nailed it with the statement "I have been trying to figure out haw a epa stove operates...."

When I switched over from a non-epa to an epa, I was finding all the excuses I could think of to remedy the improper burn but ignoring the "dry wood" factor. I mean, it burnt well in the non-epa stove, why would this be any different, right?

You see this happening over and over again. People get all excited about buying an new stove and when it's finally hooked up, it wont burn right! The most common reason is the moisture content of the wood. It's just too wet for the epa stoves, so you have to compromise to burn it. I think by far and and by large, this is the most common mistake using epa stoves. It is no coincidence that so many threads are devoted to dry seasoned wood and burners being "years ahead" with their wood piles.

I would hope that you continue being an active member with this site. Sometimes it's hard to make a statement without the emotions that you would normally use in a conversation being heard. I don't think it was baba's intention to offend you at all.

Too bad about the wood you are leaving behind, but it sounds like it will be going to a well-deserved home! A very nice gesture on your part, BTW.

Good luck with your move!