My chimney stack on my fireplace is not tall enough, so on certain days I just can't burn wood in it. The thing will smoke and the wind wants to come down the stack. But if it gets to be so cold and the electricity goes out, I can burn wood. The direction of the wind is the problem so I can keep us warm in an emergency when the wind is blowing in the correct direction. This incoherent explanation sounds like a comedy of errors, right, or the reasoning of the insane?????
Let us just hope the electricity does not go out when we have a 45 mph wind in the wrong direction and a high temperature of 18 degrees F.
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I am hoping you won't lose electricity! My parents had a house with a fireplace on the main level and in the basement. The basement would fill with smoke when we used the upstairs fireplace! What a mess!
http://woodheat.org/ is a good place for lots and lots of hints and advice.
Probably it is. Nice picture though. The wood needs cutting and stacking for the next photo...
You could put your house on a revolving turntable and then you would be able to swing the house and the chimney into the desired alignment with the prevailing wind.
Alan, I think that is a grand idea. Our wind finally ceased even though we are very cold.
Hope you don't have to use it..sounds like a pain in the neck when the wind is from the wrong direction. Stay warm:)
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