Wood Stove amateur installation. Need help

[Ed Snyder]

Nice house, Ed. Sorry to hear that you are running into problems with that crack.

My question is, are you going to be ok with the stove pipe running directly in front of your TV? I'd be ok with it, but other members of my household would give me hell for it.

Thanks, I’ll get all this worked out
Sorry maybe I didn’t say in this thread, but the the TV will be relocated. There’s a better spot for it.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Thanks, I’ll get all this worked out
Sorry maybe I didn’t say in this thread, but the the TV will be relocated. There’s a better spot for it.

;-)

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

There is one problem with your description. Once the exhaist leaves the stove you dont want to loose anymore heat from it than you have to. If it is a short run single wall is just fine. But if it is over about 5 feet i always use double wall to keep the temps up in the chimney.

Yes, it does depend on your setup. If you lose too much heat, you lose draft. That ain't good!

 

[bholler]

Yes, it does depend on your setup. If you lose too much heat, you lose draft. That ain't good!

Yes and much more potential for creosote buildup

 

[Simonkenton]

You got to be kidding, to buy that dog out of Ellijay Georgia. I would think that you have had it with beat up old used wood stoves.

You really want a wood stove, just bite the bullet and buy a new one from Home Depot.

You go messing around with these cheap old junkers, they got a crack in the cast iron that you don' t see, you fire up the stove real good, it is liable to break, and burn your house down.
You are going to use this stove for years. This is not the time to go cheapo. You have already wasted $200.

 

[kennyp2339]

Yes, it does depend on your setup. If you lose too much heat, you lose draft. That ain't good!

For this setup I wouldn't worry to much about heat loss, OP lives in central florida so his coldest day is like a decent day in early November for us. My main concern would be to make sure the OP has enough height on the chimney to establish a decent draft, I foresee a stove that will be burning when temps are in the 40's & 50's.
Also to those that read the thread, please get the thought process out of your heads that you heat the living space with single wall chimney pipe, you heat the house with the stove and exhaust with the chimney. Double wall black chimney pipe is the best to use in the living space because it helps keep flue gases hotter, it has a stainless steel inner pipe that will last forever, and it helps with reduced clearances. The next best black pipe is single wall heavy gauge welded seem, and finally the cheepo snap together stuff that will need to be replaced every 5 years.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

You got to be kidding, to buy that dog out of Ellijay Georgia. I would think that you have had it with beat up old used wood stoves.

You really want a wood stove, just bite the bullet and buy a new one from Home Depot.

You go messing around with these cheap old junkers, they got a crack in the cast iron that you don' t see, you fire up the stove real good, it is liable to break, and burn your house down.
You are going to use this stove for years. This is not the time to go cheapo. You have already wasted $200.

Good advice Simonkenton.

The $200 doesn't have to be wasted, though. It could just be the price of an education, wasted only if ignored.

Ed, my new friend, you are smart enough to come to this place for advice. Continue along this path and find the dough for a new stove that burns clean and is safe in your home. No good money after bad. You'll find it was well worth the extra money when you have it.

 

[kennyp2339]

Good advice Simonkenton.

The $200 doesn't have to be wasted, though. It could just be the price of an education, wasted only if ignored.

Ed, my new friend, you are smart enough to come to this place for advice. Continue along this path and find the dough for a new stove that burns clean and is safe in your home. No good money after bad. You'll find it was well worth the extra money when you have it.

True, he could always put the stove on the patio outside and run a chimney 8ft up and have a nice outdoor heater.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

For this setup I wouldn't worry to much about heat loss, OP lives in central florida so his coldest day is like a decent day in early November for us. My main concern would be to make sure the OP has enough height on the chimney to establish a decent draft, I foresee a stove that will be burning when temps are in the 40's & 50's.
Also to those that read the thread, please get the thought process out of your heads that you heat the living space with single wall chimney pipe, you heat the house with the stove and exhaust with the chimney. Double wall black chimney pipe is the best to use in the living space because it helps keep flue gases hotter, it has a stainless steel inner pipe that will last forever, and it helps with reduced clearances. The next best black pipe is single wall heavy gauge welded seem, and finally the cheepo snap together stuff that will need to be replaced every 5 years.

It is hard to get past the desire to capture the heat from the stove pipe. You're right, but it's hard to send those BTU's outside, feels wasteful. Good to have reinforcement of the idea. That, and an insert makes it impossible...