Hello all,
I have been in process of building a 4 season porch (with exception of past 2 days where its been -45 with windchill) and need some help on making a decision on a fireplace.
My 4 season is 18x20 where the fireplace chimney would be roughly 15 feet away from the 2 story house. The porch is on the east side of the house and is below my master bedroom. The peak of the main house is about 30-35 feet away with a height of around 33-35'.
I have been building this porch around the idea of a fun room that could be used for overflow dining, reading a book, etc with a cozy wood fireplace with crackle and smell. We have 2 other "gas" fireplaces and miss the wood fireplace I've had in the past.
I had selected a fireplace (Heat n Glo Rutherford 42) and was about ready to purchase it when last minute the store mentioned that there was risk of downdraft and that I might need to make the chimney very high and even then there was no guarantee. Staring out my master bedroom to see a chimney 15 feet out doesn't sound that good, but my view isn't really great anyway.
I am confused as to what is the best option for me. Should I:
- switch to a sealed unit to avoid risk of smoke puffs coming through?
- switch to another fireplace where the vacustack could attach to? (the fireplace installer said that it didn't appear to be compatible - didn't that make sense to me)
- give up on wood and go to gas (I don't want to do this, but don't want to spend thousands and have an unusable unit.
Appreciate any advice!
thanks
I have been in process of building a 4 season porch (with exception of past 2 days where its been -45 with windchill) and need some help on making a decision on a fireplace.
My 4 season is 18x20 where the fireplace chimney would be roughly 15 feet away from the 2 story house. The porch is on the east side of the house and is below my master bedroom. The peak of the main house is about 30-35 feet away with a height of around 33-35'.
I have been building this porch around the idea of a fun room that could be used for overflow dining, reading a book, etc with a cozy wood fireplace with crackle and smell. We have 2 other "gas" fireplaces and miss the wood fireplace I've had in the past.
I had selected a fireplace (Heat n Glo Rutherford 42) and was about ready to purchase it when last minute the store mentioned that there was risk of downdraft and that I might need to make the chimney very high and even then there was no guarantee. Staring out my master bedroom to see a chimney 15 feet out doesn't sound that good, but my view isn't really great anyway.
I am confused as to what is the best option for me. Should I:
- switch to a sealed unit to avoid risk of smoke puffs coming through?
- switch to another fireplace where the vacustack could attach to? (the fireplace installer said that it didn't appear to be compatible - didn't that make sense to me)
- give up on wood and go to gas (I don't want to do this, but don't want to spend thousands and have an unusable unit.
Appreciate any advice!
thanks