Hello Everyone,
I have been shopping for a small stove for my two story cabin built on a slab of concrete. I was looking at Jotul 602 as well as F100 but could not find one that lasted long enough on craigslist for me to purchase. If they did last long enough they were out of my price range. I finally stumbled across a nice little "Energy Harvesters" stove and after reading the add I did some searching online and found that a few people on this forum have them and I find them very neat.
I picked up my Harvester from an elderly gentleman in my area for $190.00. The man I purchased it from had fully disassembled the stove and rebuilt it replacing all gaskets etc. The stove had some slight surface rusting giving it a orange tint but besides that it was in terrific shape. The inside looked like it had not seen much use at all!
After much debate and weighing to pros and cons between a single Flu masonry chimney I decided to go with a stainless steel "Type A" chimney. One of the major benefits of this style chimney compared to a small exterior masonry chimney is the danger of cracking the masonry when starting a fire when the chimney is cold is eliminated. Since this is a cabin and many fires will be started in the winter when the chimney is ice cold this is a somewhat major factor in the decision.
I started planning my chimney and unfortunately I have to go through my wall and then through the roof where it overhangs the side of my building...I was hoping to get away with only 1 wall framing penetration.
So I went with the Lowes 6 inch insulated stainless chimney system but I do not have enough money to buy it all at once so I started with the through the wall kit and a few sections of chimney (1 36 inch and 2 12 inch sections).
Here you can see that I trimmed out around the thimble and I ran vertical trim due to the uneven surface which the cedar shakes offer for fastening the galvanized chimney support to the wall. It took a little longer to plan out and prepare but the mounting was a piece of cake once the trim was finished.
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This is how the interior looks like once the thimble was finished and 12inches of insulated pipe came in through the wall from the chimney T...you can also see the reducer/adapter to standard stove pipe
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I have been shopping for a small stove for my two story cabin built on a slab of concrete. I was looking at Jotul 602 as well as F100 but could not find one that lasted long enough on craigslist for me to purchase. If they did last long enough they were out of my price range. I finally stumbled across a nice little "Energy Harvesters" stove and after reading the add I did some searching online and found that a few people on this forum have them and I find them very neat.
I picked up my Harvester from an elderly gentleman in my area for $190.00. The man I purchased it from had fully disassembled the stove and rebuilt it replacing all gaskets etc. The stove had some slight surface rusting giving it a orange tint but besides that it was in terrific shape. The inside looked like it had not seen much use at all!
After much debate and weighing to pros and cons between a single Flu masonry chimney I decided to go with a stainless steel "Type A" chimney. One of the major benefits of this style chimney compared to a small exterior masonry chimney is the danger of cracking the masonry when starting a fire when the chimney is cold is eliminated. Since this is a cabin and many fires will be started in the winter when the chimney is ice cold this is a somewhat major factor in the decision.
I started planning my chimney and unfortunately I have to go through my wall and then through the roof where it overhangs the side of my building...I was hoping to get away with only 1 wall framing penetration.
So I went with the Lowes 6 inch insulated stainless chimney system but I do not have enough money to buy it all at once so I started with the through the wall kit and a few sections of chimney (1 36 inch and 2 12 inch sections).
Here you can see that I trimmed out around the thimble and I ran vertical trim due to the uneven surface which the cedar shakes offer for fastening the galvanized chimney support to the wall. It took a little longer to plan out and prepare but the mounting was a piece of cake once the trim was finished.
(broken image removed)
This is how the interior looks like once the thimble was finished and 12inches of insulated pipe came in through the wall from the chimney T...you can also see the reducer/adapter to standard stove pipe
(broken image removed)