Wood Burning Stove Chimney Advice

[GoodTimes]

Im putting a wood burning stove in my ice shack next wknd. I want to route the chimney out the back wall instead of through the roof to avoid leakage issues. Anybody ever done this? Any suggestions?

[eastcoast]

Originally Posted by GoodTimes

Im putting a wood burning stove in my ice shack next wknd. I want to route the chimney out the back wall instead of through the roof to avoid leakage issues. Anybody ever done this? Any suggestions?

you get alot more heat going through the roof.

[GoodTimes]

Im not all that concerned about losing some heat to be honest. The stove is designed to heat 1200 sq feet. Im puttin it in a 8 x12 ice shack lol. It would probably be a good thing to lose a few btus lol

[dewalt18]

The biggest thing to be sure of is that you maintain decent clearance between your vent pipe and any combustables. For single wall pipe CODE is 6", but I doubt you'll be getting your shack inspected! Lol.
Also watch how close you place the stove to things like walls etc.

[skidderman]

Straight up will draw better with less chance of smoking you out.

[deanmc]

Not in an ice shack but this is how the chimney exits my basement. I used a wall kit I bought at Canadian Tire.

[anthony5]

If you have an issue with leakage from the roof ,venting it out the side will not be of any concern because of the small area, as long as there is some ventilation from the outside. No need for fancy stove pipe.

[KegRiver]

Originally Posted by skidderman

Straight up will draw better with less chance of smoking you out.

There's your only issue.

I have done it a number of times. It works just fine and you actually get more heat if you have the same length of pipe inside.

The reason most people think you get less heat is because there is less pipe inside on a typical through the wall installation. but the difference is insignificant in either case. After all, your heater is supposed to be the heat source. You do get heat from the chimney, but not a lot.

The draft problems too are not a big concern. Once the stove starts to draw, it will work the same as any other setup.
Starting a fire is when draft issues become a problem. So use good dry kindling and get the fire hot fast. That way there will be less blow back.

[The Fisherman Guy]

I have done what you are wanting to do, in my ice shack.

Keg is absolutely right; you need to get it hot, fast!

To get adequate flow, you must have the appropriate proportion of vertical pipe to horizontal pipe. No more than 1/3 of your total pipe length can be horizontal. To simplify: if you need 3 feet of horizontal pipe to get adequate distance from your stove to your inner wall, you must have at least 6 feet of vertical pipe to get the right suction.

A rotating stovepipe cap helps too.

Use a lot of paper on windy days, and be careful of carbon monoxide poisoning.

[gmcmax05]

How do you get carbon monoxide poisoning from a wood stove?

[anthony5]

You don't, but smoke can be an issue if the maggpies build a nest in your chimney.

[GoodTimes]

Originally Posted by The Fisherman Guy

Keg is absolutely right; you need to get it hot, fast!

Ive been thinkin about this, we plan to use the tiger torch to start the fire, so this oughtta warm it enough pretty fast eh?

[bisonhunter]

if you can keep a slight slope up on the horizontal section of the pipe, it will help immensely in getting the pipe to draw while it is still warming up. once the fire heats up you should be good to go.

like stated earlier maintain your clearance to combustibles and all the fire should stay in the stove.

have fun

[silvergrizz700]

My basement setup is the same... make sure you get it hot fast to start the draw.. I actually start with a couple pieces of paper held right up to the pipe on the inside of the stove.. you will start to see the smoke start to draw up then get the wood burning quickly or it will suck all of the smoke back down into your house. Once you get used to it.. there are no issues..

[KegRiver]

Originally Posted by GoodTimes

Ive been thinkin about this, we plan to use the tiger torch to start the fire, so this oughtta warm it enough pretty fast eh?

It does. I have used that trick often.

The only drawback is one has to keep the door open, partially, while using it.

[Unregistered user]

Originally Posted by gmcmax05

How do you get carbon monoxide poisoning from a wood stove?

Bad ventilation and/or bad exhaust.

[The Fisherman Guy]

Originally Posted by bisonhunter

if you can keep a slight slope up on the horizontal section of the pipe, it will help immensely in getting the pipe to draw while it is still warming up. once the fire heats up you should be good to go.

I forgot to mention this, also a very good tip.

[deanmc]

Originally Posted by GoodTimes

Ive been thinkin about this, we plan to use the tiger torch to start the fire, so this oughtta warm it enough pretty fast eh?

Thats what I do at home. But it works best if you aim it directly up the chimney until its hot. then just lite the wood. You will never get smoke inside like that.

[Red Bullets]

No matter which way you mount your chimney.. make sure to make a cover for your chimney when not in use.. to prevent snow and rain and squirrels from going down the chimney. A tin coffee can works good.