Advice on new stove install- ideal steel

Gotcha.
I'd agree that straight up (as much as possible) is your best bet.
The reason I mentioned CTC is that rear vent will push the stove out farther from the wall than top vent, and without doing something to reduce CTC, that could present a big problem in limited space. It's a consideration.
As Fanatical1 mentioned, you can reduce pipe/stove CTC (in most cases) by using double wall or a pipe shield and/or wall shield.
Change one thing, and it usually changes at least one other. Your installer SHOULD know these things, but it's always a good idea (IMHO) to be an educated client.
Really looking forward to your install pics. I had that stove in my sights last year, but went in another direction.
I'm always more concerned about how something works than about how it looks. If it can look good and kick butt too, well, that's the goodest.

 

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet is your wood supply (could very well be that I missed it).
Do you have a source or already have some on hand?
The wood is at least as important as the stove install.
This....http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/resources/.... has at least a couple good posts on the subject.

 

Thanks! That's a good point, I would prefer closer wall clearance, so that's another great reason to top vent if possible. I'll post lots of pics once all of this is underway! Yeah, I've read a few horror stories on here of "knowledgable installers", so I want to be up on all aspects of the install.

 

+1

 

Thank you for directing me here... Just read Backwoods Savage 's write-up on wood burning, and was very informative. Well done! I'll read some of the others later.

As far as my current wood supply- zero. I plan to purchase my first year's wood supply soon, then stack it to dry further until fall. (Learned in the write up to avoid oak) I will then be harvesting some dead standing wood from a family member's place (free fuel! ) to begin splitting/stacking for subsequent years. (I will be a three-year plan person)

Looking at craigslist, I have quite a few characters I can call on nearby for cut/split firewood. We'll see how that goes! (Looks like prices around here average about $150 per cord. (Some a little less, some a little more...)

 

Thanks for weighing in! I guess my situation is a little more unique than some, as I have already picked out a stove, and now have the ability to chose the chimney set-up from scratch to try and compliment it. What is the height of your chimney?

 

I think I've decided to go top-vent, with a straight-up (no bends) 6" system of about 16.5ft This would mean about 10ft of class-A protruding from the roof, but I think I will probably end up having a chase built around it before burn season 2 after I have confirmed it will draft well the first season. Thoughts?

 

One more option. If you install the stove off the exterior wall closer to the roof peak, you will have less class A exposed/shorter chase, possibly less class A to buy and still meet the 10-2-3 rule. That would of course change the layout of the entire room, more decisions.

 

What Makes A Good Chimney

 

You're not the first to call this out! It would require some re-thinking, but now that I've spent more time out there, it may be better to move it over there anyway. Tell me what you guys think!

Please excuse my very CRUDE drawing!

So, the raised (6") hearth pad would be located right about here (picture 2 five-foot french exterior patio doors on both sides):



I'm having a five-foot opening cut into the wall of our living room that will enter from the side. Here's what my view would look like walking into the finished garage. Think the hearth may be sticking out too far?



We could move it here. I drew some more 1st-grade art for ya! The entry from our living room will be to the left (5ft opening) I could maybe locate the stove on the same wall just to the right of it. It would no longer be a room focal point, but....(you can see the chalk outline from original hearth location at bottom.)


This is really what we're after (minus the thru-wall install), but after doing some measurements (even with close-clearance shield/pipe) end of hearth will be a good 4' into the room. Decisions indeed!:

 

For some reason, it's opening as a blank page for me?

 

What , blank pdf?

 

Yeah, looks like:

 

Do you have a PDF reader, like Adobe reader, installed? It's a good read.
Anything you can do to keep more of the pipe inside the envelope will help all around. Close to the peak is gooder. You'll still need the same amount of Class A, as anything above the support box has to be Class A.
Mine goes right through the peak.

 

Ah, you're on a "smartphone". Should be a reader available.

 

I think it will work especially since you are going straight up with no elbows. That is probably the best way to build a chimney. If you put it at the peak and kept even more pipe inside it will be even better.