[TheForge] Heat extracting chimney

Mon Jul 28 10:18:00 2003

I knew there had to be a catch.  Fair enough, I'll just focus on getting 
the heat from the fire box.

Larry

Jerry Frost wrote:

>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
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>Meadow Lakes, AK.
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>Subject: [TheForge] Heat extracting chimney
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>>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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