I have a Jotul F400 Castine that is 3 years old in the kitchen of my 1840's home that is by no means airtight.. This past summer the clay tile liners were removed from our wood stove flue and an insulated Olympia brand Armor flex 304 alloy stainless steel Heavy Flex chimney liner was installed. There is now a metal cap on top of the chimney outside.
At night before retiring, I place a few logs in the wood stove, make sure they are burning bright and damp the Jotul as far down as it can go. The fireplace fire is pretty much done and the furnace gets turned off. Not much wind outside to cause a backdraft... Ever since we had the liner installed, I get a backdraft at night and the smell of smoke wafting up to my bedroom wakes me up and is so bad I have to open a window.. Last night I sat in front of the wood stove and watched - every few seconds a flame inside the stove would flare up, die down and then a puff of smoke would escape from the metal flue just where it meets the wood stove pipe. What the heck is this all about? I thought I 'd get some opinions before I call the guys who installed the liner....Thanx and Happy Turkey Day!
At night before retiring, I place a few logs in the wood stove, make sure they are burning bright and damp the Jotul as far down as it can go. The fireplace fire is pretty much done and the furnace gets turned off. Not much wind outside to cause a backdraft... Ever since we had the liner installed, I get a backdraft at night and the smell of smoke wafting up to my bedroom wakes me up and is so bad I have to open a window.. Last night I sat in front of the wood stove and watched - every few seconds a flame inside the stove would flare up, die down and then a puff of smoke would escape from the metal flue just where it meets the wood stove pipe. What the heck is this all about? I thought I 'd get some opinions before I call the guys who installed the liner....Thanx and Happy Turkey Day!