Anybody use a blower on their wood stove that goes in the chimney pipe. I just picked one up for free that is about 20 years old but still in the box never used. Im thinking of using it in my barn (when i build it) to get extra heat out of the wood stove i plan on putting in. Any expirence with these units.
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because of creosote build up? I figured in a pole barn i would be running the stove hot to try to heat such a big area i wouldnt be dampering it down and therefore not creating to much creasote. Also the fire would never be unattended, only heating while working in the shop. Still wouldnt use it ????
chowdozer
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no. with a correctly installed stove you should have plenty of draft to run a good fire. fix the draft problem and skip the band-aid.
no the chimney passes thru this unit which has a series of tubes which pick up heat and it has a blower behind it that blows heat from the stack into the room. The problem i hear is they tend to cool the smoke going out the chimney creating creosote build up.
chowdozer
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anything that's going to collect creosote in a stovepipe is a bad idea. how you gonna clean it? cooler stack temperatures mean less draw. there is nothing good about it.
wdchuck
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Neighbor has one in his house, does a fine job, and he is so persnickety about having the wood dry as cotton that he splits to near kindling size, and bakes the wood safely within 3' of his little woodburner.
It is the Magic Heat reclaimer. I"ll have to ask him about issues regarding cleaning around it, but knowing him, it wouldn't be there if there was any suspicion of a hazard.
It is the Magic Heat reclaimer. I"ll have to ask him about issues regarding cleaning around it, but knowing him, it wouldn't be there if there was any suspicion of a hazard.
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