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Does anyone know how to make up a draft inducer for a wood burning stove to help keep smoke from coming into room when you feed the stove?
mickey2
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RE: Homemade Wood Stove Draft Inducer
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Post By Mike (Guest Post)
(10/27/2008)
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I use a propane torch or kerosene "salamander" heater with the damper closed, to fill the stove with heat for a minute or so, the open the damper and the heat will rise and draft will start up.
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where is the best place to install your damper
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Post By maicokid (Guest Post)
(10/16/2007)
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Where is the best place to install your damper?
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Post By Omega_Molecule (Guest Post)
(12/07/2006)
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Try opening a window a little to get some air FOR a draft moving into the house, don't forget that if you have an energy efficient home it is fairly air tight and there will be insufficiant air flow to create a draft.
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Post By justin (Guest Post)
(11/22/2006)
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i have also heard that if you put the pipe about 2 feet above the peak that helps to. they say that the wind helps the draft.
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Post By Louise (Guest Post)
(09/30/2005)
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I hope you have a "Damper" on your stove pipe,that's what controls the heat in your stove plus it helps to keep the smoke down when the door is opened. just before opening the door,open your damper all the way,should be straight up and down,when you are finished loading,and until the fire is going good,leave it that way. then as your fire heats up,turn your damper down some to keep the heat in the stove instead of it all going out the pipe. used a wood stove for years and loved it,except the mess.!! the fire will clean the pipes with dry wood burning.
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Post By Auntie48 (Guest Post)
(09/28/2005)
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You could try opening the controls about half a turn or so for a few minutes before opening the door to load. This will get the heat going up the chimney taking the smoke along with it. Also, we found that when the smoke didn't go up the chimney it was time to clean the chimney.
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