Using a stack robber on your wood stove?

[wingnut]

While in Alaska with John Havard we used his woodstove in the teepee.  One feature he had was a stack robber/spark arrestor.  I liked the idea but need some advise when sizing it up to my 5 dog stove.

Because we have tapered pipe it will need to go directly on the stove.  Can the damper be above it or will that cause it to smoke?

Mike

[**DONOTDELETE**]

It shouldn't, I would have it the other way damper before it but that's Me.

[wingnut]

I think your right.  Will have to put a short straight length between it and the stove with the damper.

Mike

[Paul WA]

You got my curiosity up? What does it do and where can a person get one...PR

[wingnut]

Paul,

It acts as a spark arrester and secondary heat sorce as it pulls the heat out of the chimney.

 http://www.outfitterssupply.com/Spar...ctinfo/WCS131/  

Mike

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Mike,
When I was still living in Jersey I worked for a chimney cleaning company. If You use sappy,wet or even wood with glues on it in Your stove. Please clean it out really god come spring.

You get to much build up in the stacks/pipes they can catch on fire and Your Shop can burn down.. This is the same for fire places, too.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

P.S. Plus You'll get better heat from Your stove..

[jim/wa]

my stove pipe vents out of side of tent what would be be the bestway to attach this thing never heard of one before.

[saltwatertom]

Be careful with stack robbers. As Mystic said you need to keep the stack real clean. Because the SR takes away alot of heat the creosote condenses out quicker and will build up in the robber and the chimney. There has been more than a few houses burn down because of these things.
They will give you more heat from the stove , but please be aware of the danger of chimney fire. A very scarey event!!!
Good luck with it.

[njloco]

Unfortunately you will also have less draft, I don't use one for that reason.

[Foxtail]

If you are using an air tight stove, then do not use any type of heat exchanger in the pipe. A non air tight stove gets all the air it wants, burns hot- and consequently the temperature in the pipe is high. However and air tight stove runs at a much lower average temperature. Creosote condenses out of the smoke at around 300/350 degrees, and a pipe heat exchanger can readily drop the flue gasses down low enough that the creosote forms just like moisture will on a window. I've seen puddles of creosote on the floor at the back of a stove all because of the use of the heat exchanger. Or worse- build up in the flue, and highly increased risk of a chimney fire. Just ain't worth the extra heat gained.

[Paul WA]

We have a Lopi in our mobile, burn fir and hemlock and in the spring when I clean the chimney I get about 1/2 cup of soot...PR

[SteveB]

Paul - your Lopi is a high efficient stove. It burns the gases and volitles in the firebox before they go into the chimney and can form creosote.

Foxtail hit it on the type of stoves the robber can be used on.

[wingnut]

I'm talking about my 5 dog stove for my tent.  Figured I could keep the screen clean during the hunt and clean the chimney when we get back.

We tend to burn what's available but will be taking some compressed wood logs that we are making for night and fire starter use.

Will keep an eye on the creosote as we have had build up in cold weather before burning pine.

Mike

[Kevin Dill]

Read you loud and clear Mike. I think in your application of short-term usage during a hunt, you would be very unlikely to burn it long enough to cause a creosote plug or fire. A couple burns will certainly tell you the story. Besides, a tent stovepipe is so short that there is little opportunity for stove gases to cool and condense within the flue. Burning it "hot" every couple days should be a bit of insurance.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I didn't mean to imply it was for Your shop, I just added that for safety reasons. Plus I re-read Your post and must have over looked the tent...

They do sell clean log burns, what they do is clean the chimney when burning, But the amount of time of uses just a good cleaning will go a long way...