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Old 04-26-2019, 06:21 PM   #21
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If I leave the vents open on the stove my firewood will burn up fast but keeping them closed it act like I am not even moving. We get some wind gust at 55mph no difference then driving down the road at 55.

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Old 04-26-2019, 06:56 PM   #22
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So to get back to my original question... As long as I have double wall pipe through the roof, I shouldn't have a problem with the maxair fan lid melting, if it's 6 or so inches away.?
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Old 04-26-2019, 07:09 PM   #23
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So to get back to my original question... As long as I have double wall pipe through the roof, I shouldn't have a problem with the maxair fan lid melting, if it's 6 or so inches away.?
My only concern would be while you are driving and running the stove, forward motion will blow that heat right at the plastic vent, too hot, maybe. Of course if the chimney is behind the vent I would be less concerned. There's more to chimney height than just being higher than the roof.
Good info here, pertains to houses, but can be related.

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Old 04-26-2019, 07:21 PM   #24
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Nah, it will only run when parked.
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Old 07-08-2019, 09:08 AM   #25
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I installed the chimney for the wood stove this weekend. It was pretty straightforward.







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looks really good, are you planning on having the stove around that height?
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Old 07-08-2019, 09:59 AM   #27
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Seems kinda high to me, but the plumbing looks superb!
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Old 07-08-2019, 10:17 AM   #28
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looks really good, are you planning on having the stove around that height?
The stove will be lower; the mockup was just to get the chimney placement established.

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Kinda high with superb plumbing... just like me...
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Kinda high with superb plumbing... just like me...
Modest much?!!
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The stove will be lower; the mockup was just to get the chimney placement established.


Kinda high with superb plumbing... just like me...
I suspected that, that may have been the case. That height would be aesthetically pleasing, as well as easier on the knees and back while fire poking. the only real issue would be the cold floor.

looking good tho, and interested to see the stove in its final home
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Old 07-11-2019, 04:03 AM   #31
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...interested to see the stove in its final home
You and me both brother.

Another pic of the almost final chimney install. I will be applying seam sealer over the screws and edges soon. I also ordered a "travel cap" to swap in when going down the road.
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Old 07-12-2019, 12:39 PM   #32
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Once we are in the bus more regularly, I will be putting a stove in for sure.
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Old 11-09-2019, 01:36 PM   #33
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your stove pipe just needs to be above the highest point of the roof. Mine is very short and works perfect. I drive down the road with my fire blazing and no issues at all.
Wait, you drive with a fire burning? Why?
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Nice stove.....hope the cold isn't getting you too bad

Hey Cornelius,

I don't think anyone else got that LoL

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I don't think anyone else got that LoL

Stay warm brother

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Cold is relative.... I try not to judge It was -10 C here this morning and everyone else was bundled right up... me not so much.....

I run hotter than a AT 545 in the hills in AZ....
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Old 11-12-2019, 10:38 AM   #36
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Hey Cornelius, I don't think anyone else got that LoL
Oh I got it Steve; Yukon Cornelius thinks he's "Mr. Cold-ier Than Thou"...
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-10 C here...? English please...
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Oh I got it Steve; Yukon Cornelius thinks he's "Mr. Cold-ier Than Thou"...
-10 C here...? English please...
LoL

-10C is 14 F but tonight in Barrie where Cornelius lives, it's going down to -20C or -4F. My brother lives in Fort McMurray Alberta where it frequently hits -30C or -22 F and occasionally drops to the point where the temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit -40.

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Oh I got it Steve; Yukon Cornelius thinks he's "Mr. Cold-ier Than Thou"...
-10 C here...? English please...
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LoL

-10C is 14 F but tonight in Barrie where Cornelius lives, it's going down to -20C or -4F. My brother lives in Fort McMurray Alberta where it frequently hits -30C or -22 F and occasionally drops to the point where the temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit -40.

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I just tend to run hotter than most folks is all.. I have experienced returning from "hotter" locations for work to sub zero temps and it took me a day or two to sort myself out. but for the most part I always am warm.

In Goose Bay I would wear a base layer and a rain jacket and be fine until -40. but much the same as folks in AZ say "it's a dry heat" up in Fort Mac and in Goose "it's a dry cold" .... some folks have a hard time with -10C or 14 F here in Ont on account of the humidity or "damp" cold, but are totally fine with -40 in the north....

my beef is when you're cold you can put on more clothes.....but when I'm hot I can only get soo naked before the cops are called or I end up on the news.....
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Old 11-13-2019, 08:57 AM   #39
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I just tend to run hotter than most folks is all... my beef is when you're cold you can put on more clothes.....but when I'm hot I can only get soo naked before the cops are called or I end up on the news.....
I am skeptical; if you really were hotter than most folks maybe the good people of Goose Bay wouldn't mind your nakedness...

On a more serious note, I did a bit of an experiment yesterday... Temps here in the DC area are starting to fall, so I fired up the wood stove and the propane heater to see how long it would take for temps in the bus to come up.

The temp in the bus started at 40F (frigid I know...), and from the time I lit the fire and turned on the propane heater it took the following time to temp:
- 30 minutes - 54F
- 50 minutes - 63F
- 70 minutes - 67F
- 85 minutes - 70F

I will try again with colder temps...

For reference, the wood stove is at the very front of the bus, near the door. And the propane heater is in a very back corner. I suspended the thermometer from the ceiling about halfway between the two heaters. The bus is still basically an empty shell with spray foam in the ceiling and rigid foam in the walls, all windows uncovered, and no insulation in the floors (not yet, will be insulating the floor from underneath...).
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There is nothing wrong with those time for temp ranges, especially with the variables you mentioned.
once you get the floor done, panel everything up, and sort out any drafts you may or may not find.... she should be a toaster on wheels
then it will be a matter of how long she stays toasty, but I think you're gonna have a cozy rig when its cold out
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