Hello Paul, have this exact same problem considering a fan too, is there a damper fitted to stop draft created going the other way, out of the fire ? cheers
And if the fan should fail, then what? The correct method is a stainless steel chimney liner. With the space between the liner and the chimney sealed at each end, the liner will heat up VERY fast, and when it does, the positive draft will be substantial. When a chimney is functioning properly, the heat will provide "bouyancy", much like an upside down siphon. Mechanical means do indeed work, whether 'power venter' or 'draft inducer', but add a 'failure mode'. Liners work very well and continue to do so without mechanicals or power applied. The downfall is they are of considerable expense and can be easy OR painful and time consuming to install.
I didn't have the luxury of being able to fit a flue liner, however the flue works fine when it is warm so I only use the fan on startup or when we have really bad down draughts. I totally agree that a properly lined flue at the correct height is the ideal, but this is not possible all the time.
It works so I would say good to go. Impressive fix for the flue liner fitting problem you had. Other people would probably try to crunch and smash one down the chimney just be perfect and up to date. Then they would wonder why is my draft problem worse. My house is full of smoke.
Sorry, Feral, but I found this video by doing a search. My flue liner was fitted by a HETAS certified installer and the stove still smokes like $%^&!@@LordVoltRod2c
nice but could a wind directional cap like a vacu-stack or famco rooster tail or a basten helped?
Hi Paul, Well done! At 5:15, with the ladder moving, I had me heart in my mouth. It didn't taste too good.
Alan Stoops that's what's great about these videos being posted. If it had been a catastrophe then it wouldn't have been uploaded.
Hello Paul, have this exact same problem considering a fan too, is there a damper fitted to stop draft created going the other way, out of the fire ? cheers
Victorians were genus when they designed those pot , I've put them on two stacks they made a big improvement
It would have taken two minutes to tie the ladder to the stack.
And if the fan should fail, then what?
The correct method is a stainless steel chimney liner. With the space between the liner and the chimney sealed at each end, the liner will heat up VERY fast, and when it does, the positive draft will be substantial. When a chimney is functioning properly, the heat will provide "bouyancy", much like an upside down siphon.
Mechanical means do indeed work, whether 'power venter' or 'draft inducer', but add a 'failure mode'. Liners work very well and continue to do so without mechanicals or power applied.
The downfall is they are of considerable expense and can be easy OR painful and time consuming to install.
I didn't have the luxury of being able to fit a flue liner, however the flue works fine when it is warm so I only use the fan on startup or when we have really bad down draughts. I totally agree that a properly lined flue at the correct height is the ideal, but this is not possible all the time.
It works so I would say good to go. Impressive fix for the flue liner fitting problem you had. Other people would probably try to crunch and smash one down the chimney just be perfect and up to date. Then they would wonder why is my draft problem worse. My house is full of smoke.
Sorry, Feral, but I found this video by doing a search. My flue liner was fitted by a HETAS certified installer and the stove still smokes like $%^&!@@LordVoltRod2c
That pots nice looking.
Yeh I got it from my local salvage yard. They don't really make them like this anymore.
have you never heard off health and safety
That is very risky by yourself
My god are you nuts? A bit dangerous? I'm no expert but isn't that a bit over engineered?