thermo kyle

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The exterior of the bulding is made out of brick, and the interior is made of concrete. Because of the materials the building is made of I think the risk of the buiding burning down is relatively low. The ground is made of pavement and the surrounding area is a large private parking lot, so I'm not super worried about stray embers. Is there a way to mitigate the smoke charring against the side of the building? My primary concern is related to draft and whether or not this type of setup can work without sending a stove pipe all the way up the building. Thank you for your input!
8 years ago
The building I live at is 75 feet tall. I've read that a woodstove pipe must be taller than the tallest point of a building in order to create an adequate draft and to eliminate unwanted wind patterns created by the building.

Installing an 80 foot woodstove pipe up the side of the building is not an option. The cost will be too high and I am worried this will create way too much draft.

Is it possible to install a shorter stove pipe without causing backflow or draft issues? How tall would you recommend I make the chimney? How far away from the building should the chimney be? Does anyone have any input that could help me understand the problem with installing a woodstove pipe that's shorter than the tallest point of a building, or any recommendations for working around this?
8 years ago