Burning Wood in a Hitzer 503?
Posted: Thu. Aug. 13, 2009 8:17 pm
A few questions about an installation for a family member:
Anyone burn wood in a Hitzer 503? I understand that the hopper should be (or must be?) removed in order to burn wood. What are your experiences with the 503 and burning wood?
Also, do 503 owners here think that a 503 could heat a 3000 sq ft home with an open floor plan? Chimney is interior to the house, and has a 6 inch liner installed previously for a woodburner.
Another question, which I'll also post to the Chimney forum: the Hitzer 983 insert (larger and hopperless, so easier for wood burning) has, I believe, an 8 inch diameter flue opening for exhaust, while the 503 outlet is 7 inches. Whichever stove is purchased, it needs to connect to an existing 6 inch diameter chimney liner. One installer suggested he would try to avoid reducing from 8 inches to the 6 inch liner--not clear if this is a common code violation or if this reduction poses some danger in some way. As a result, that installer is recommending the 503 because the reduction required (from 7 inches to 6 inches) would be more acceptable.
Does anyone have any experience or opinions about the safety, and regulatory compliance, of such an 8 in to 6 in reduction?
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Anyone burn wood in a Hitzer 503? I understand that the hopper should be (or must be?) removed in order to burn wood. What are your experiences with the 503 and burning wood?
Also, do 503 owners here think that a 503 could heat a 3000 sq ft home with an open floor plan? Chimney is interior to the house, and has a 6 inch liner installed previously for a woodburner.
Another question, which I'll also post to the Chimney forum: the Hitzer 983 insert (larger and hopperless, so easier for wood burning) has, I believe, an 8 inch diameter flue opening for exhaust, while the 503 outlet is 7 inches. Whichever stove is purchased, it needs to connect to an existing 6 inch diameter chimney liner. One installer suggested he would try to avoid reducing from 8 inches to the 6 inch liner--not clear if this is a common code violation or if this reduction poses some danger in some way. As a result, that installer is recommending the 503 because the reduction required (from 7 inches to 6 inches) would be more acceptable.
Does anyone have any experience or opinions about the safety, and regulatory compliance, of such an 8 in to 6 in reduction?
Thanks in advance for any ideas.