Heating With Wood in Coal Stove?

 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Wed. Jan. 11, 2023 11:03 pm

gael wrote:
Tue. Jan. 10, 2023 10:57 am
ok and what would be the best? refractory cement or sodium silicate sealer?
I've only used refractory seam sealer to seal stove joints and gaps.

I have no experience with how well sodium silicate will work as a sealer.

Paul

 
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Post by gael » Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 9:00 am

hello guys.
Ok i sealed everything, i did one first shot near my window with a small tube and here is the result...
.MP4 | 36.3MB | VID_20230120_180812.mp4
may someone can help me?

 
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Post by waytomany?s » Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 9:17 am

A chimney creates draft. Need more.

 
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Post by gael » Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 9:45 am

waytomany?s wrote:
Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 9:17 am
A chimney creates draft. Need more.
you mean i need more taller chimie or you Need more information?


 
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Post by Sunny Boy » Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 11:14 am

Your video shows that your house has become the chimney because the chimney is likely colder than the house and does not have a stronger draft than the warm house. When that happens, cold air comes down the chimney to feed the fire. The smoke has only one place to go into the warmer house.

Things to try,

1. Get the chimney warmer than the house before lighting the stove. Either by fast burning paper near the chimney outlet of the stove, or heat the outside of the pipe with a torch or hair dryer. Once the pipe is warmer it should then be able to provide a draft for the stove.

2. Close all doors to the room that the stove is in. Then light the fire. That will isolate that room from the rest of the house that is trying to be the chimney.

3. Make the chimney taller outside. Either more brick or add pipe sections.

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Post by waytomany?s » Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 1:17 pm

gael wrote:
Sun. Jan. 22, 2023 9:45 am
you mean i need more taller chimie or you Need more information?
More chimney. Looks like you just have a.stub pointed out the window. Need 3-4 ft probably to get a test burn. Er, a metre long. :)

 
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Post by gael » Mon. Jan. 23, 2023 6:06 am

Ok i put a tube and fixed to my chimney to try one More time, it's working, not easy but working.
so thank you everyone.

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