Heidi1965
2021-10-13 22:08:45
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In our new building, the architect planned a chimney because we wanted a wood stove in the hallway. It was very clear that it had to be an airtight stove, and that the chimney needed an oxygen supply. The mason took care of that. The stove fitter connected the airtight stove. During the first test run today, it was found that the stove did not burn properly because it was not getting enough oxygen. It only burned well when a) the flap was open or b) the shaft on the opposite wall was open. The stove fitter tried to shine a light from below into the chimney through the shaft and found that the flue pipe almost completely filled the chimney with hardly any space for air supply. He suspects that the wrong chimney was installed. Bingo! So, an immediate call to the builder who did the masonry work (this evening just before 7:00 p.m.). He wants to first check tomorrow in his documents what type of chimney the building material supplier charged him for.... The stove fitter also knew a case where the masons used so much mortar during the chimney construction that there was no more space for air supply from above. It had to be very elaborately poked around through the roof with something to free it again. Anyway. Big mess!..... I’m afraid we now have to take the oxygen supply for the stove from the living spaces, which is, of course, really bad in a newly built, fully insulated house.
Does anyone have experience with this?
Does anyone have experience with this?