My Friends Woodburner

[Rookie1]

Met an 85 year old guy the other day and got to talking to him.He said he heated with wood and needed help getting wood down the basement. I went over to his house and helped him and he bought me lunch. Today I took to big boxes of 2x4 scraps to his house for kindling. Took these pics. Never did ask the brand of stove I was too busy admiring his exhaust.

 

[matt9923]

Ill get a picture of my shed stove this week.
Like that pipe setup.

 

[WidowMaker]

Good on ya... Butyou need to explain to the ol guy that his setup will never wook... needs to to go sraight up from the stove at least 3 ft and no 90* elbows... stove won't draft good...:biggrinbounce2:

 

[matt9923]

Good on ya... Butyou need to explain to the ol guy that his setup will never wook... needs to to go sraight up from the stove at least 3 ft and no 90* elbows... stove won't draft good...:biggrinbounce2:

looks well used, must be working?

 

[Torin]

interesting.
I didn't think that galv. pipe was rated for the heat. I thought it was for duct work.

 

[myzamboni]

clever way to control excessive draft. If this is the basement I'm guessing the stack is pretty tall.

 

[WidowMaker]

Good on ya... Butyou need to explain to the ol guy that his setup will never wook... needs to to go sraight up from the stove at least 3 ft and no 90* elbows... stove won't draft good...:biggrinbounce2:

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That was a tongue in cheek post... I'm guessing he uses it as a heat exchanger... I sure @ 85 and probably burning for most of those he's pretty well figured out what does or don't Gither dun...

 

[flotek]

looks like an englander NC13 also looks like hes about to burn his house down
with that crazy routing galvanized ducting for a flue

 

[laynes69]

The galvanized coating will burn off at high temps, causing poisonus gasses. The whole reason flue pipe is either stainless or painted steel. Galvanized is fine for a oil or gas furnace, but not a woodburner. Looks like some is already burnt off.

 

[Rookie1]

I thought about the pipe being galvanized but it doesnt seem that hot. He said he bought the stove and pipe from a reputable shop. I dont know. I do know that I didnt see any signs of the galvanize coming off. Ive burned galvanized steel at work with a torch and its nasty.

 

[loadthestove]

Dont know about this guys situation but if you have ever watched the Clint Eastwood Movie "Hang Em High"you will see the same thing in the Judges office......

 

[Rookie1]

Yah,I have a book that shows some ways that people tried getting more heat out of their burners. Like most older guys hes pretty crafty. I could learn alot from him,and hope to.

 

[England14]

I considered doing that, but was afraid the flue temp would be to low and allow more creosote to build up. Still might give it a try, but with regular stove pipe.

 

[Suz]

Here is a picture of an old stove that was on display at last year's EAA's AirVenture. (I don't know what it had to do with airplanes, but...)
Anyway, it looks like a pretty interesting way to gain some more heat out of your stove.

BTW, I was talking to a guy there and he just goes out and digs some coal out of the side of the hill for his fuel source.

 

[blades]

I have seen similar styles from current European Mfg.

 

[ghitch75]

Here is a picture of an old stove that was on display at last year's EAA's AirVenture. (I don't know what it had to do with airplanes, but...)
Anyway, it looks like a pretty interesting way to gain some more heat out of your stove.

BTW, I was talking to a guy there and he just goes out and digs some coal out of the side of the hill for his fuel source.

is that a radial plane engine in the bottom of the pic?

 

[trax]

interesting.
I didn't think that galv. pipe was rated for the heat. I thought it was for duct work.

Galvanized is for duct work and flues depending on the gauge. 30ga for ducts 26 & 24ga for smoke pipe

 

[Kansas]

looks like an englander NC13 also looks like hes about to burn his house down
with that crazy routing galvanized ducting for a flue

Yup my guess as well.

The galvanized is bad stuff for that close to the stove inside the house imo.

I know plenty of people that use the stuff because its cheaper but they have regular wood stove black pipe out of the stove me included.

Kansas

 

[Suz]

is that a radial plane engine in the bottom of the pic?

Could very well have been. There was a lot of "stuff" in the EAA's new antique airplane building they just put up.

 

[coog]

I have seen similar styles from current European Mfg.

The famous Morso squirrel.