Aug
16
Doom asked:
I bought a new wood stove last year. I’ve found that when its not lit the stove pumps a foul smell into the house. How do I fix this? Can it be fixed?
Goodman Heat Pumps
I bought a new wood stove last year. I’ve found that when its not lit the stove pumps a foul smell into the house. How do I fix this? Can it be fixed?
Goodman Heat Pumps
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3 Responses to “How do I get my wood stove to stop stinking up the house?”
Install a vent fan in the flu
The stove it inside the chimney when not help install manual flue damper in the outgoing stove some charcoal brickets in the chimney when not.
Sounds as if you’re getting backdraft down through the flue. This would happen when you run the kitchen or bath exhaust fans, the gas furnace or hot water heater are running, the clothes dryer or any other situation that moves air from inside to outside the house. Newer, tighter-constructed homes often have this problem. The make up air the other applicanes demand is coming throught he path of least resistance–your woodstove flue. Keep the damper closed when you’re not using the stove–that will help somewhat. But your other appliances will still be drawing air, and this could also result in carbon monoxide and other combusiton gases coming back through the other flues. You should porbably consult with a building engineer to see about getting air flow to the applicances that need it without drawing cold air into all of the house.