Yes, a fireplace needs a much larger flue since the opening is larger in the front to prevent smoke spillage. Exhaust gasses cool as they expand....
All installations by code require a liner to the top of chimney. The Inserts you’re installing are best with 6 inch all the way, most require it....
Diverter / Deflector can be made of any flat plate, sheet metal, coil stock...... to divert rising heat as shown below; [ATTACH] This was...
The CFM of the blower is very important. The higher the CFM, the slower the blower can be ran making it much quieter. Always connect with variable...
The reason is because the heat from the glass and door is radiant heat. That's how a freestanding stove heats; by radiating in all directions. An...
That's the Swiss Baffle :rofl: :lol:
No water jacket was factory, but most stoves in Europe have added water heating capability. (water backs) Glad to hear you actually made a chimney...
Sounds more like well casing needs insulation wrap and an outer cover to prevent cooling. That is no more than heavy duty single wall pipe. You...
Yes, all winter the oven hovers around 300* during home heating. It's ready to bake anytime. You only need to pull the oven control open to climb...
Older cook stoves were notorious for gunking up under the oven using wood. (they were primarily coal stoves with very small fireboxes) The oven...
Yeah, Hitzer's thermostats are the best, heavy duty and affordable. I modeled it on the Hitzer flap using heavier gauge metal. My concern was my...
No, the holes in the door flap are outside of the intake opening it seals. Closed allows no air flow. That plate was from a baffle type partition...
I measured the wood grate spacing when my fire was low this morning. It is 5/16 between steel rods. I rake across it in the morning exposing a few...
Mama Bear. No glass option with it, but the burn characteristics with a deep. narrow stove and large cook top make up for it. They burn much...
The wood grate is 1/2 inch steel rods with the perfect opening between them. I believe 1/4 inch. This allows scraping across the top to allow wood...
They lose their UL Listing burning coal since they were only tested with wood. It works fine with intake under stock grate, but you can’t shake...
That thermostat is from Hitzer. Had a conversation with Duane Miller from Kitchen Queen years ago about adding t-stats on the stoves for the Amish...
Yeah, I collect lanterns, they are the users in the kitchen. Not a Hoosier cabinet in background. The white metal top on the far left is an actual...
Kitchen Queen 480 here as well. [ATTACH] Dries my underwear [ATTACH] Dries my onions [ATTACH] Canning [ATTACH] 25 gallons hot water [ATTACH]...
Not all stoves will have the small baffle type shelf under the flue outlet. There are side and top vent models and some will rust off. In those...
