Anyone here use a heat reclaimer on thier stove. I am sure there is pros and cons of using one,what are they. Where is the best place to put it, if you do use one? Thanks for any help. I'm looking into a future stove install.
NATE379 said:They work just fine on old smoke dragons.
BeGreen said:NATE379 said:They work just fine on old smoke dragons.
Agreed... if you like collecting creosote.
Flatbedford said:I just saw a "Magic Heat" for the first time last week. The guy had it installed on a big old iron smoke dragon. He swore that it was the best thing since sliced bread. Being a guest, I was polite.
bogydave said:Most new stoves already rob much more heat from the exhaust. That's why
most stoves now use (recommend) double wall stove pipe, to keep the exhaust gasses hotter.
Cooling the exhaust gasses even more will effect the draft strength,
promote creosote build up & not meet the basic pipe installation specs for most stoves.
Flatbedford said:I just saw a "Magic Heat" for the first time last week. The guy had it installed on a big old iron smoke dragon. He swore that it was the best thing since sliced bread. Being a guest, I was polite.
Flatbedford said:I was at firemen's house. I guess he is prepared.
Carbon_Liberator said:I have a wall mounted fan that blows air past the base of my flue and across the top of my stove, can that be considered a "Heat reclaimer"?
If not, it should be, because it sure works well for getting extra heat off the stove, and I can run the fire hotter and heat the joint up faster and warmer than without it. Puts the $300 stove blower (that came with the stove) to shame.
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