I am a little confused. I just got one of these. Was the stove faulty or did you set it up wrong? Im curious to know why you just did not put the proper fitting pipe on it, instead of buy a whole new stove?
Sorry for the confusion. I actually addressed this question in the video. I used a pipe reducer and reduced it to a six inch pipe. Also, these are notorious for not pulling a draft very well so I decided to go with a new stove rather than chase leaky drafts for the next several years. I wish you good luck with yours.
@@OurSerenityHomestead I did hear that you used a Pipe reducer in your video. I was curious to know why you did not just refit it with the original 8 inch size, or did you try that too?
@@malachigreenidge as I stated, it did not draft well at all. I did try the correct pipe too but that did not improve much so I replaced the stove. Thanks.
The franklins are a pretty poor design. They're not airtight at all and are not very efficient. But an eight inch pipe properly installed would have prevented this problem. Going from eight to six inches was a 25% reduction of available draft. Also stovepipe heights of a minimum of three feet over the roof peak is critical. Otherwise wind can drive smoke back down the pipe into any stove. I say this having 50 years of woodburning experience.
Please be careful, they do not draft well. If you have elecrricity where you are, put a small space heater on top of the stove aimed at the pipe for like 5 minutes to heat up the pipe before you start a firw. Or if you have a small propane torch use that. A warm chimney pipe will draw and draft much better. Good luck.
Glad you're ok franklin stoves are not the best design but the problem here was your Installation not the stove itself. You should never try to run any stove into a smaller pipe ( ie. the 8" into a 6" pipe).
Don, I am aware of the problem. That is why I made the video and told everyone the mistake I made. Hopefully others may learn from my mistake. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
So you bought a brand new stove because you and your neighbor buddy aren't smart enough to hook up the stove right whatever I guess it must be nice to have money like that but where I come from we use what we got and we hook it up right even if we don't do it the first time the second time we'll get it right
Oh my! This sent chills down my spine. Your guardian angel were surely watching over you. Thank the Lord!
Scared me too!!!
I am a little confused. I just got one of these.
Was the stove faulty or did you set it up wrong?
Im curious to know why you just did not put the proper fitting pipe on it, instead of buy a whole new stove?
Sorry for the confusion. I actually addressed this question in the video. I used a pipe reducer and reduced it to a six inch pipe. Also, these are notorious for not pulling a draft very well so I decided to go with a new stove rather than chase leaky drafts for the next several years. I wish you good luck with yours.
@@OurSerenityHomestead
I did hear that you used a Pipe reducer in your video. I was curious to know why you did not just refit it with the original 8 inch size, or did you try that too?
@@malachigreenidge as I stated, it did not draft well at all. I did try the correct pipe too but that did not improve much so I replaced the stove. Thanks.
The franklins are a pretty poor design. They're not airtight at all and are not very efficient. But an eight inch pipe properly installed would have prevented this problem. Going from eight to six inches was a 25% reduction of available draft. Also stovepipe heights of a minimum of three feet over the roof peak is critical. Otherwise wind can drive smoke back down the pipe into any stove. I say this having 50 years of woodburning experience.
@@doncarlton4858were getting a small wood stove for our bus :)
Thanks for the info. Setting up a Franklin now.
Please be careful, they do not draft well. If you have elecrricity where you are, put a small space heater on top of the stove aimed at the pipe for like 5 minutes to heat up the pipe before you start a firw. Or if you have a small propane torch use that. A warm chimney pipe will draw and draft much better. Good luck.
Kudos to you for Putting this video because I have the same stove and I almost made the same mistake. Thank you God bless
Yeah, please be careful. Theae old stoves are really drafty. Beautiful, just drafty. Take care.
Glad you're ok franklin stoves are not the best design but the problem here was your Installation not the stove itself. You should never try to run any stove into a smaller pipe ( ie. the 8" into a 6" pipe).
Don, I am aware of the problem. That is why I made the video and told everyone the mistake I made. Hopefully others may learn from my mistake. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
New to the channel. Enjoying videos so far. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing more. You are loved more than you know. -S
Thank you. We are happy to have you along for the ride.
Wow that was scary. Glad you are ok. Hugs
Thanks. I coughed up stuff for days. We now have a smoke/carbon monoxide detector along with the new stove. Thanks for watching.
wow ….Carbon monoxide monitor needed now.....Im glad to see you woke up
Yes, we have both a new stove AND a smoke/carbon monoxide monitor now. Thanks for watching.
So you bought a brand new stove because you and your neighbor buddy aren't smart enough to hook up the stove right whatever I guess it must be nice to have money like that but where I come from we use what we got and we hook it up right even if we don't do it the first time the second time we'll get it right
Thanks for your input. You must be so proud of your resourcefulness.
@Becky Vickers NO !
They say you can not fix stupidity!
That is what some say...