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[JDfarmer]

I had to add a tall chimney to my boiler for the smoke to clear our house (or my wife was going to kill me and put me in the boiler, or make a BBQ); boiler about 100 ft away but in the woods.
I saw a picture that someone on this forum added 4x 4ft double wall pieces. Well, in 2013 I did the same. Added 4x 4ft double wall stacks, with guy wire anchors into the concrete pad.
I just wanted to update all of you, because some pople were concerned that the boiler may over heat from the extra draft.
So, I change my seal every year, and I had zero problems. I mean my boiler works perfect. I put a clean out T at the bottom of the chimney, but I don't even need to sweep it more than 1x a year if even. I burn 60% coal, 40% wood, may be that helps.
Anyway, thanks for everyone's help and input.
No smoke, happy wife...
Actually, the extra draft is nice when I open the door. All the smoke just disappears.

[mlappin]

 

[intensedrive]

Your not the only man threatened to be placed in his boiler.  Glad you got everything sorted out and everyone could help.   

[JDfarmer]

this was three years ago. Stack still standing.

[fireboss]

I found that if you don'nt over load your stove it dose'nt smoke that much! it gets burning cleaner faster

[JDfarmer]

Very true. I tried to explain that to my wife
Actually my boiler doesn't smoke that bad; but we are in the thick woods with very tall trees, and the smoke gets trapped between the trees and the house. As long as I get up to 20 feet with the stacks, no smoke at all. It all clears the house.
I originally had 5x 4 ft stacks, but I managed to make it fall over when I was tying it down, and one section got all busted up. So, now I have 4x 4 ft pieces. Apparently, I didn't need the 5th

I found that if you don'nt over load your stove it dose'nt smoke that much! it gets burning cleaner faster

[fireboss]

i have a blower on mine and some days the smoke goes up and then comes back down and hangs around lol!

[mlappin]

i have a blower on mine and some days the smoke goes up and then comes back down and hangs around lol!

Called a temperature inversion, I’ve seen the smoke come out of mine, come back down, flow down the hill and across the 16 acre pasture. Looks like fog when it does that.

[U.P. Doug]

Last year on one of the 40 below 0 mornings, my smoke went up about 30feet, then went perfectly flat and headed down the road about a mile staying together and not spreading out. Hoping not to repeat the 40 below this year...