And what's wrong with a fireplace insert? We had two of those in MD and they heated adequately despite being situated at one end of the house, and venting in an outside brick chimney. Each had a blower.
On 9/14/06, Dave Wakin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I mentioned that idea to my wife - didn't fly very well. Dave Wakin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris Gilmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Chimney for wood stove > At 08:45 AM 9/14/2006, Dave Wakin wrote: > >>I have an existing chimney that is on the outside of my house. It's footer >>is at ground level and the existing flue pipe goes through the 1st floor >>wall into our living room. What I would like to do is set the wood stove >>up >>in our basement, but I am unsure of how I could hook it up to the existing >>chimney. >> >>My thought is to install a second chimney along side the original that >>goes >>down underground far enough to tie into the basement, and then tie it into >>the original a few feet above ground? The existing hole into our living >>room >>would be sealed off. > > My first worry would be whether the stove would still draw well. You > would be adding more distance, twists and heat loss to the smoke path. > > How about a metal pipe coming up through the living room floor and T > 'ing into the existing hole in the wall. That would give you a clean out > place and some extra heat in the living room from the pipe. The mess and > dust from the wood stays in the basement. Paint fake flames on the > pipe. Maybe a screen to set in front of it if small children are > about. You would be able to tell from your easy chair when to reload the > stove by how much the pipe is radiating at you. > > Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV > > Intimate behavior is quite often infantile. > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
