[AT] OT Heating with wood

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Thu Sep 29 13:33:03 PDT 2005


Good to hear from you Mattias.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dudley Rupert" <drupert at premier1.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:38 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] OT Heating with wood


> Charlie,
>
> I asked my local fireplace shop several years ago the same question you 
> are
> asking and they told me the same thing Greg has told you; that is, to meet
> code I would have to have a steel liner inside the flue.
>
> Since I have a pretty deep masonry hearth (and am also cheap) I decided to
> just set the wood stove on the hearth completely out in front of the
> fireplace opening and put a steel plate behind the stove to cover the
> opening.  I drilled four holes in the mortar between the front bricks to
> anchor the plate (of course, there was a circular hole in the plate for 
> the
> stovepipe from the stove to vent into).  This has worked well for me -
> however, is it really safe or not may be open to question.
>
> Dudley
> Snohomish, Washington
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Easley, Greg
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:25 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: RE: [AT] OT Heating with wood
>
> The damper will likely have to come out, and a stainless steel liner
> installed in the flue
> to meet code.  I had that done to both of our fireplaces a few years
> back.  Seems like it
> ran ~$1500 or for material and labor.
>
> Greg
> http://www.geocities.com/heartland/woods/1416
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:48 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] OT Heating with wood
>
> With the price of fuel I'm thinking of going back to good old wood heat.
>
> The easiest and cheapest way for me to do that is to place a wood stove
> that I have (modern type slow burn built of of steel plate and lined
> with fire
> brick) in front of and partially in my fireplace.
>
> I need opinions on the best way to connect the pipe from the heater too
> the damper opening in the fireplace.  My thinking is to make a plate to
> fit in the place of the damper with a square to round adapter from the
> plate to the
> stove pipe.   I don't want kreosote dripping into the fireplace and I
> sure
> don't want a chimney fire.  Any ideas?
>
> If I can get this rigged up cheap enough maybe my tractor can haul some
> wood this winter.  If it's going to cost a lot to make it work I may be
> better off paying for fuel.
>
> Charlie
>
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