[TheForge] Heat extracting chimney

Sun Jul 27 20:17:00 2003

Larry:

Unless you have a gas fireplace this is not a safe thing to try. Cooling the
smoke will increase creosote precipitation in the stack. This is a serious
fire hazard, definately not worth saving a few BTUs.

In fact, fire codes in most states have made heat exchanger tubes with
blowers illegal as they rob too much heat from the smoke causing increased
creosoting and stack/chimney fires

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dragons Watch Forge" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Heat extracting chimney

> While living in northern Calif the house we lived in had a roof mounted
> furnace / air conditioner.  The furnace had such an efficient heat
> exchanger that it required an exhaust fan for the burner side of the
> unit.  The fan was plastic.
>
>     I wish to build a fire place and chimney that has a heat exchanger
> in it that is this efficient.  Any one out there done this?  Any sources
> of reference materials or plans that are available?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Larry
>
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