New old stove question

I recently acquired an old stove and it's a beast. It vents out the back and my existing hole in my chimney is 6' high. I don't know how long the pipe should be before it make the turn up, or how long from the second elbow to the chimney piece should be. Any help would be much appreciated! Also, do I need a pipe damper?


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Welcome Mohawk4242. A little more information and some pictures of the stove and hearth would be a great help here. What kind of stove is it? On most you can put an elbow right on the back of the stove but I don’t know if that’s approved in your situation. We just need more information to be very helpful.

 

You will get a better draft by using a 45 degree elbow out of the stove , a section of pipe ( I would recommend a Telescoping pipe somewhere, to make the install easier), then another 45 at the thimble.

If you want you could also do a 90 at the stove, telescoping pipe up, another 90, elbow to the wall. ( or pipe off the back of the stove, then 45 or 90.....same as above.

Using the Telescoping allows you to not have to cut pipe or move the stove to someplace you really don't want it.

 

If your stove does not have Air Control valves to help control air flow, then yes a Pipe Damper, would be recommended

 

Thank you for the welcome! I'm new to all of this as I haven't had a woodstove since I was about 5. I will check stove brand as soon as I get home, I don't have it set up yet but as soon as I do I'll post the pics. Thanks guys


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Welcome Mohawk4242! You've come to the right place!

 

Welcome aboard Mohawk4242


Definitely pics and more information will yield better suggestions.

How's your wood supply??
It is suggested to have a 3 yr supply on hand, the 3-year plan.
It allows the wood plenty of time to dry and season before use.

Primer on Woodburning by Backwoods Savage

Plenty of more good stuff in the Resources section.

 

Oh no, not Farmingdale NY, Farmingdale Maine, very very different places haha


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Hello Mohawk! Maine, not down state NY...yes, worlds apart. I will actually be in the Mohawk region of Upstate NY...also very different from down state NY, I am told I have some Mohawk blood in me from way back (gotta do that DNA test).

My stove vents out the back with 6 inch pipe. I 90 degree out the back, then go up (vertical) about 4 feet with a section of telescoping pipe with a pipe damper in it, then I 90 again for about 2 feet over (horizontally) into my thimble that goes to the steel chimney.

Make sure you install the pipe correctly with bell end up. Buy heavy gauge pipe with welded seems, it is worth the extra money. For the elbow coming out the back (Heavy Gauge) I only use a one piece 90 degree elbow (does not swivel/articulate), which to me is more solid and stronger since there are no rotating joints. Also, remember to pitch your horizontal runs slightly.

I have a great draft and no issues at all. Some will say don't use a pipe damper, to each their own, for me with an older stove it allows me to have maximum control and I would be sorry without it, that being said it is always something that can be easily added.

Be safe and enjoy!

 

Ok gentleman, here's some more info. It's a Kozy Komfort stove. 8" rear exit. I have no set up yet to take pics of. Anyone have thoughts or experience with this stove?


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I'd repost in the smoke dragon forum, you might get more replies

 

Welcome Mohawk4242

I assume your chimney is going into a masonry chimney? If it is, then I see no reason why a 90 degree elbow will work. Masonry chimneys hold their heat, and here in Maine most chimney's go up the inside of the house to help further heat it anyway. After a few days of burning, that warmed up chimney will help draw the smoke much better then a triple-wall stainless steel chimney, so you should be fine with a 90 degree elbow.

I like to use dampers, and most of the time install automatic and manual ones if I can. I would imagine in Farmingdale the wind rips down the river and so back drafting might be an issue. You might want to install both, ESPECIALLY if your stove can burn coal as well.

As a side note: if you ever need parts for your stove, about an hour East of you in Thorndike, Maine is a Antique Stove Shop and Museum where you can get parts for them. I got parts for my 1893 pot Bellied Stove if that tells you anything.