![]() ![]() Do you have a full 6" liner all the way to the top? Did you squeeze the 6" pipe to get it through the damper, or use an otherwise "ovalized" piece? What size was the oval? Is there a block off plate? Insulation? Is the fireplace on an outside wall of the house? Any faces of the FP exposed to the outside?Īre you getting a full bed of red-hot coals? What species of wood? Too wet? Too dry? Split, or full logs? You did not mention explicitly how your fireplace chimney is being used. ![]() It make take a few other tests to completely eliminate house stack effect. Bear in mind that the open window trick is not a definitive test to eliminate house pressurization as a problem. You mentioned opening a window and subsequently dismissed negative pressure. It will be hard to diagnose over the internet but with patience you will probably figure out which is the culprit. If the stove is smoking with the damper OPEN you have problems with either the chimney, the house, or the fuel. The 224CCL was designed for a 6" chimney. Maybe some can help me fix/diagnos this problem? I have the flue collar going horizontal from the back of the stove about 13 inches then attached to a "t" going straight up through the chimney with 6 stove inch pipe. ![]() The back of the stove were the the flue collar attaches is at a 45 angle and the collar can be attached horizontal (so it needs to be connected to a 90 or t ) or vertically (in which the stove will have to be pushed in further to the chimney hole and just connect with to elbow or tee). The side loading door smokes all the time when open more that 2-3 inches.Ĭould this be a problem with the flue collar being installed wrong? My dad does not remember if the collar was going straight up or going horizontal attached to an 90' elbow. Although I can open one of the front doors when the stove is at temp., but when I open the other door smoke comes pouring out. and runs well but smokes no matter how hot the fire is. The stove has no problem getting to temp. ![]() The smoke stops when door is 2-3 inches from being totally closed. After trying many different things includeng replacing the 6" stove pipe and extending it 5 feet for better draft I am still getting smoke from the doors (both front and side) when loading. I recently installed my dads old CD 224ccl small convection woodstove in my house. ![]()
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