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·While I'm at it I might as well ask another question relating to my homestead-to-be.
As you may know I am building a 24'X32' log cabin over the next 18 months. I live in Quebec, Canada...the Great White Wintery Kingdom. My project will not be electrified, for many reasons, one of them being that I don't want to be dependant on this type of energy. I am building in a great forest with plenty of wood and a lot of acreage so wood availability is not a problem.
I plan on heating my cabin exclusively with a wood-fired stove. I eventually will buy one of the Heartland Oval Cookstoves which will cook and heat for me. For now, I am pouring all of my money into the cabin itself, so a 300$ box-stove will have to do for a couple of years.
The Heartland has a 7" flue size, I will be installing a 7" stainless chimney (2100 degrees) but my temporary (2-5 years) box stove has a 6" flue size. I know I can get it to fit, but will I have problems with either poor-drafting, creosote, or condensation being that the stove and cimney are not adapted? What effect would this situation have if it was inverted, being a 7" stove flue and 6" cimney? I'm curious since I have to make decisions soon on the chimney size (a quick deal).
Any help on this question would be appreciated!
Thanx
Sport240
As you may know I am building a 24'X32' log cabin over the next 18 months. I live in Quebec, Canada...the Great White Wintery Kingdom. My project will not be electrified, for many reasons, one of them being that I don't want to be dependant on this type of energy. I am building in a great forest with plenty of wood and a lot of acreage so wood availability is not a problem.
I plan on heating my cabin exclusively with a wood-fired stove. I eventually will buy one of the Heartland Oval Cookstoves which will cook and heat for me. For now, I am pouring all of my money into the cabin itself, so a 300$ box-stove will have to do for a couple of years.
The Heartland has a 7" flue size, I will be installing a 7" stainless chimney (2100 degrees) but my temporary (2-5 years) box stove has a 6" flue size. I know I can get it to fit, but will I have problems with either poor-drafting, creosote, or condensation being that the stove and cimney are not adapted? What effect would this situation have if it was inverted, being a 7" stove flue and 6" cimney? I'm curious since I have to make decisions soon on the chimney size (a quick deal).
Any help on this question would be appreciated!
Thanx
Sport240