Do I Need a Chimney for a New Wood Stove? - Ask the Expert Episode 238

Today's question is from Sandra Benedict. "Hey Dan, we're looking for a wood-burning option in our home, but a standard fireplace is impractical because we don't have a chimney, and to build one is cost-prohibitive. How is the 2,000 square foot Ashley Hearth AW2020E-P steel plate wood stove? Do we need a chimney to vent it?" For any wood stove, you're going to have to have a chimney. Wood produces smoke, pollution, and soot. Unless you want to have a very interesting home interior that is deadly because it's full of smoke, then you're going to need a chimney for the wood stove. Now, that doesn't need to be a masonry chimney. It doesn't have to have bricks. You can just just get a factory-produced chimney. For the Ashley Hearth wood stove, there is a chimney available for it. And it's easier to install than a brick masonry chimney. But you have to have a chimney or you are going to die. Have more questions? Just ask in the comments below.
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Harvey J Griffin
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I have a 36000 mrcool heat pump just had it cleaned and now my louvers will not close all the way I have reset it and also took out the batteries in the remote but they will not close all the way when turned off but they did before the cleaning
Dan Danowski
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