6" Ceramic Flue Liner for Woodburner

the reason the 8" flue creosoted so bad is the it has too much cooling surface area you have to send some heat up the chimney just not all of it. the 6" lined will work just make sure it is approved or not burned out half way up. also try dryer wood alot less ash and residue in dry wood. ash is really good to burn and you can burn it greener than the other types of wood, oak is also very good. elm is right up there too its hard and burns forever lol..just don't get caught with it in your wood pile.

Thanks Kel,

So, you think that a 6" will handle the volumn of gases produced, right, assuming I'm in a position to tune the amount of air going into the firebox? This is, as I indicated, a medium-size stove, not airtight as in gasketed, but welded together pretty tightly by a friend of mine who was billing them as 12-hr stoves...but the input vents are designed to be opened up quite far if one desires. Fire box is probably around 5 cubic feet and it originally had an 8" flue collar on it. Thanks again.

firhead

i use a 6" chimney on outdoor boilers with fire boxes 2 and 3 times the size of yours. they are steel piping of course and will handle a lot more heat. as long as the tiles are in good condition it should have no trouble taking the smoke out of your fire so to speak.

If the flue you are planning on using seems to have never been used I would suggest that you install a flue liner or have it checked out before you use it. You don't want to find out the hard way that there are cracks or loss of mortar at the joints as this will lead to severe problems with potentially deadly results.Please, always err on the side of caution.

Otherwise it should be fine, depending on the size of your wood burner.

Many woodstove manufacturers prefer a 6 inch flue because there will be less cooling and therefore less creosote build-up. The 8 x 13 is more for a medium to large fireplace designed to burn a substantial fire. I second the previous posts and be sure to inspect the liner or have it inspected. A small chimney fire can become catastrophic if the lining or it's mortar is compromised.

Check some woodstove manufacturer websites to see the recommended flue size for various sized stoves and compare to your unit. Also check with your local fire codes because in a basement, you may have exposed floor joists and/or other combustibles. You will need to comply with set-back requirements and you may need to cover floor joists overhead or other combustible materials with heat shields or fire-proof material.

Contact "Service Master" and have them check it out...

DO NOT BURN PINE IF YOU CAN HELP IT.

Apple trees logs are freat to burn off the cresote they produce a lot of heat.

I burn some apple the first load each winter and the last time each spring to keep it burnt off.

I also drop a Brush down the chimmeny each summer.

Becareful not to drop the brush down too fast you could knock a brick or rock loose.