Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - too much dust
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davus
02-21-06, 06:13 PM
have a new Jotul wood stove that is awesome, however over the past month that it has been burning non-stop, we have noticed a significant and troubling buildup of dust on all furniture and counter surfaces. As there are no signs of smoke or smoke odors, it would seem that the short sections of triple-walled stove pipe going into the inspected and sealed masonary chimney are not to blame. My only guess is that when we go to side-load the stove, even though we open the damper and wait for the fire to clearly intensify and head up the flue, some amount of particulate matter must come out and then circulate throughout the room and house on the heated air currents. If that is the case perhaps there is an air purifier/filter that will pull most of this out of the air before it settles???? Thanks in advance for any help/info!
flopshot
02-21-06, 06:40 PM
have you considered the possibility of the stove pulling dust from the rest of the house seeking combustion air supply ?
davus
02-21-06, 06:48 PM
so if that is the case what would be the possible solutions. The stove has an inlet underneath for outside air that we did not choose to hook up, but could without too much trouble. Would that make a significant change?
flopshot
02-22-06, 06:16 AM
i would use that vent even if it didn't help with the dust. it will stop the flow of cold air into the house caused by the need for combustion air. i wish i had a vent like that for my fireplace.