[AT] OT - Old Chimney Question

[DAVIESW739 at aol.com]

Heat is what causes the chimney to draw if you don't get it hot enough it  
won't work.  A small stove in a large chimney just won't do the job. Also  
always start out with a good rip roaring fire to heat the chimney then cut it  back 
this will get things started and the smoke will go up not down.  A  longer 
chimney won't work if you don't have enough heat to get it  working.

When I put my stove in my house in southern Oregon I had a 10 in  1 pitch and 
the expert said that I needed to get the chimney up high enough so  that the 
wind wouldn't curl around and come back down the chimney, I wonder  where he 
learned that bunch of BS from. We had 80 mph winds up on that hill I  don't 
think they could curl around and blow back on themselves. Now if the wall  was 
straight up that would be another matter. 
 
The main thing is to match the size of the chimney to the amount or size of  
the stove to get proper heat rise from it. A good stove shop should have the  
details for what you need.

Walt Davies
Cooper Hollow Farm
Monmouth,  OR 97361
503 623-0460