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vtsteam:

--- Quote from: shipto on October 21, 2013, 04:23:59 PM ---As far as preheating the combustion air I dont think its needed when it puts plenty of heat into the shop as it is.

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That's great! Good feeling to be able to work through the winter, and creating your own stove is very cool!  :clap: :clap: :beer:

shipto:
Put the plate over the hole and started it tonight and it burns lots slower and still puts plenty of heat into the shop.
If there is one quibble the heat is very dry (if that makes sense) and dries the throat a little but nothing plenty of tea wont solve.

awemawson:
Make sure that dry throat isn't escaping fumes you are breathing

shipto:
Its a thought and I will get a carbon monoxide detector but I dont think it is fumes I made double sure that the tubes and case was sealed, it could be some fumes are coming from the gaps in the eaves as I didnt get chance to add the rest of the chimney. The shed is at the moment well ventilated as I havent got around to plugging the gaps at the eaves and there is no other signs. I have experienced low level fume inhalation before from a boiler that the council appointed repairers insisted was ok 5 times until i got my wifes compact mirror and checked the back and saw the flue was rotted away so bad you could see the flames in the boiler, words where said  :wack:

vtsteam:
Pretty hard to miss wood smoke fumes if they are coming into the shed. It's not like most other combustion exhausts which are more or less odorless and colorless. And a smoke detector does a good job of letting you know if there is a leak if you don't notice, so a monoxide sensor may be superfluous. Plus a smoke detector can also warn you of a fire, which is a more frequent hazard with a wood stove.

And yes, an external wood stove hot air system will definitely dry your house or shop out. It raises temperature at the lower relative humidity level of ambient air, thus drying it out substantially. In winter at freezing temperatures, the air is normally low in humidity anyway. So it dries it even further.

On the bright side, It's a plus for preventing rust on machines. But not so good health wise.

Most people with wood stoves put a kettle of water on top of it to help humidify the air. I'm sitting in front of one now as I write this. Adding humidity to vented hot air would be harder, but not impossible. In deep winter where the indoor humidity can reach as low as 25% here, we not only use a kettle, but also a humdifier running 24/7. That often only brings it to 40%, which is still low, but better.

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