Subject: Side wall exhaust

From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:58:19 -0400

My shop was formerly the garage (unattached) and I have two side
  wall exhausts (one for a wood burning stove - heat in winter - and one
  for the forge).  I chose side wall since I live in a suburban setting and
  didn't want anything noticible from the street (the neighbor behind my
  yard has his own set of zoning violations so he ain't going to call the
  city).

  The stove uses standard 6" pipe and, aside from a very small
  amount of smoke from the joints in the pipe sections when I first start
  the fire, works fine.  My forge hood is made from a 55 gal drum with an
  18" wide by 24" tall U-shaped section cut out.  The top of the drum is
  fitted with an 8" flange.  I decided before I even started the project
  that
  I was going to use a draft enducer (cost about 40$ from Grainger's)
  since I wasn't going straight through the roof.  The only problem I see
  with side wall exhaust is getting rid of the initial smoke when you start
  the fire.  Once the fire is going and the stack is heated up, draft
  doesn't
  seem to be a problem.

  - Matt Balent

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From: [email-masked] (John & Cynthia/ MidLife Crisis Ent.)
Date: Sun, 1 Sep 1996 21:30:45 +0200

The only problem I see
>  the fire.  Once the fire is going and the stack is heated up, draft

Do you ever try lighting a piece of crumpled newspaper and sticking it up
the flue opening then lighting your fire?  The paper heats up the flue a
bit and gets the air moving.  I ised to have to do this with a poorly flued
wood stove and it worked great!

John

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From: Matt Balent <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 1996 20:28:12 -0400 (EDT)

Been there, tried that.  Depends on the size of the flue.

- Matt