Log house. Been fixing drafts for years. Need to change all the windows as well to something designed for this climate. All I need is money.
Don't we all. Kirk ----- Original Message ----- From: "motie_d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 1:25 PM Subject: [biofuel] Re: Making Something From Nothing > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I find on very windy days my 20 foot long pipe is marginal unless > the fire > > is hot. > > I need that much lift to offset the partial pressure made by the > wind. > > I haven't made any effort to capture the heat moving out the stack. > > Those thermoelectric semiconductors they are touting look > interesting. > > They never seem to make it to market though. > > > > Kirk > It sounds like you have a chimney and/or building problem. On the > next windy day, try opening a window or door slightly on the upwind > side of thee building. > I'm speculating that the windward side of your building is fairly > airtight compared to the downwind side, and the wind is causing a > negative pressure from the downwind side, creating a pressure > differential the chimney is trying to correct. Either seal up > airleaks on the downwind side, or provide an inlet on the upwind side. > Hope this helps, > Motie > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE credit report with a FREE CreditCheck Monitoring Service trial http://us.click.yahoo.com/ACHqaB/bQ8CAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
