How Does This Chimney Pass Inspection? No 10-3-2 Rule
- skobydog
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I drive by this home all the time and see this chimney burning what I believe is wood. The 10 3 2 rule does not seem to be in effect. I wonder how did this pass inspection and how is he able to burn anything and obtain proper draft? Maybe I'm missing something?
I have ask, I drive by this every day and it's been bugging me for the past two years, lol.
I have ask, I drive by this every day and it's been bugging me for the past two years, lol.
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I wonder if the homeowner has a Russian or Finnish stove masonry stove with
multiple passages to burn all the smoke and store the heat.
The home owner most likely does have a masonry stove if you see no smoke or
a secret heating system that has not been patented yet using a thorium super fuel
reactor
multiple passages to burn all the smoke and store the heat.
The home owner most likely does have a masonry stove if you see no smoke or
a secret heating system that has not been patented yet using a thorium super fuel
reactor
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I think you mean the 2-10-3 rule which says the chimney should be 2' taller than anything within 10' and 3' taller than where it passes through the roof. Probably was never inspected. It looks pretty close to complying.
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Most chimneys you have to look up where this one is level with my view. Maybe it's just the angle that I'm looking at it from.
The building inspector around here is strict (at least that's what I'm told).
The building inspector around here is strict (at least that's what I'm told).
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SD, just from your pix, I'd say he's well within code. Damn people that don't do things the way I think it should be done around here, piss me off!
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I used the quick technique of finding known-sized objects in the picture to use as the "ruler". Then I enlarged the picture to gain more accuracy using that to measure the distance from the chimney horizontally to the roof with dividers.
If those are standard 8 inch long red bricks, scaling off from the chimney top to the closest point of the roof (no more than 10 brick lengths) is only about 7 feet, not ten feet. And the chimney is not two foot above that, much less above a ten foot horizontal line to the roof.
Could be the owner runs the wood stove so hot that it always keeps a strong draft and won't back draft ?
I have to do that with my 4 foot wide fireplace whenever it's windy because they set the slate cap too low to allow large enough opening square area for the size of the fireplace when wind pressure blocks off one or two of those chimney cap openings.
Paul
If those are standard 8 inch long red bricks, scaling off from the chimney top to the closest point of the roof (no more than 10 brick lengths) is only about 7 feet, not ten feet. And the chimney is not two foot above that, much less above a ten foot horizontal line to the roof.
Could be the owner runs the wood stove so hot that it always keeps a strong draft and won't back draft ?
I have to do that with my 4 foot wide fireplace whenever it's windy because they set the slate cap too low to allow large enough opening square area for the size of the fireplace when wind pressure blocks off one or two of those chimney cap openings.
Paul
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I don't care what other people do around here............as long as they don't come snoopin' around my home.freetown fred wrote:SD, just from your pix, I'd say he's well within code. Damn people that don't do things the way I think it should be done around here, piss me off!
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I had no doubt about that SD. Plus, hell, ya got a 50-93--that shows incredible common sense in my book Just goofin on my own goofy THOUGHTS sometimes.
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2-10-3 can be called a rule, or a guideline, or a recommendation. Presumably if you follow the guideline you will not have trouble. But if you don't build it to spec it still may work fine, if you're lucky. Maybe this guy is lucky. Peek in a window and see if there's as much smoke inside the house as outside.
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I know Fred, it's all good..............that doesn't mean you can come snoopin' around here though.freetown fred wrote:I had no doubt about that SD. Plus, hell, ya got a 50-93--that shows incredible common sense in my book Just goofin on my own goofy THOUGHTS sometimes.
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That's funny...........I just drive by 2 or 3 times a day and always wonder. His wood pile keeps getting smaller so something's working for him.rberq wrote:2-10-3 can be called a rule, or a guideline, or a recommendation. Presumably if you follow the guideline you will not have trouble. But if you don't build it to spec it still may work fine, if you're lucky. Maybe this guy is lucky. Peek in a window and see if there's as much smoke inside the house as outside.
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Maybe its a Tardis .. bigger on the inside....
I would not an issue with the draft from what I see (and you say he is using it..soo).
I would not an issue with the draft from what I see (and you say he is using it..soo).
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Don't tell him the secret to the chimney...spoilers!davidmcbeth3 wrote:Maybe its a Tardis .. bigger on the inside....
I would not an issue with the draft from what I see (and you say he is using it..soo).
Yes, it is a minimum recommendation. A good chimney builder would never do the minimum, he would explain to the homeowner that ideal conditions don't often exist and, to be sure that under a variety of scenarios the chimney functions well, one should build it taller than minimum fire code requirement.rberq wrote:2-10-3 can be called a rule, or a guideline, or a recommendation. Presumably if you follow the guideline you will not have trouble. But if you don't build it to spec it still may work fine, if you're lucky. Maybe this guy is lucky. Peek in a window and see if there's as much smoke inside the house as outside.
If the fire is burned hot, and/or the home has a lot of infiltration he may be ok. Lots of people with poor chimneys are used to "making them work" by cracking a window or burning fairly hot all the time.
I bet he'd be amazed at the performance though if he extended it another 5' or so (ideally a few feet past the peak).
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Not my ideal chimney. But looks to be within the 3 - 10 - 2 guide rule.