I just got an older really heavy big woodstove. It was my dad's and he ran all 8" from the collar on the stove, straight up and outside........ It was always an awesome woodstove!
My question is this. Can I reduce the chimney size to 6" right off the stove with a reducer? If they had designed it for an 8" will 6" still work but just at a lower temp, or am I asking for trouble? I just spent over $1000 on my 6" chimney last year, not to mention I have a brand new woodstove I used for about two months----it's just too small and I cant fill it enough to burn over 3-4 hours.
thanks you for any input!!
FW
My question is this. Can I reduce the chimney size to 6" right off the stove with a reducer? If they had designed it for an 8" will 6" still work but just at a lower temp, or am I asking for trouble? I just spent over $1000 on my 6" chimney last year, not to mention I have a brand new woodstove I used for about two months----it's just too small and I cant fill it enough to burn over 3-4 hours.
thanks you for any input!!
FW