chimney height

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    Can I use single wall black pipe to gain draft height?

    Installing a new but old wood stove which recommends a chimney height of 6" x 16'. My predicted setup will be 5' of black single wall pipe followed by 6' of double wall stainless steel. The 6' of DW meets the 3/2/10 guideline so I'm good on code. However, I'll be about 5' short (5' + 6' = 11')...
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    Renting in Spain w/stove issues - feedback for landlord please!

    Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Hi everyone, and happy New Year to you! I spent Christmas week reading tonnes of posts on here (and linked articles) to try and get to grips with our stove, which has been huffing and puffing and filling our flat with smoke. From the wealth of info here I...
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    Block Chimney, need liner?

    Yup, I'm a rookie. But that said, I do ask questions and try to make it close to safe. We have a 16" block chimney that I feel had been used for a wood stove in the garage. The garage is the length of the house, under the back part of our house, we live on a hill. The kitchen and a bath are...
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    Second year with QF Isle Royale

    Hi all! I'm back. So, we've finally gotten stove worthy weather here in Virginia and I've got the IR burning OK, at least a lot better than last year. I attribute that to having seasoned wood over fresh split dead wood like last year. My question is, what's the ideal chimney height for this...