OT Stove Pipe Damper Location(s)

Reason I ask is I thought I read similar post here recently that mentioned you might get some benefit from the smoke pipe damper further away, by gaining some heat from the pipe ? Probably nominal heat gains though.

I'm inclined to leave it where it was in the old one, on the vertical, that's what worked before anyway, but was just curious what opinions were on that.

I might be better off left as is, if the pipe will be cooler after the damper as the 2'-0" horizontal section is about 18" below the floor joists above, and they are heat shielded above the pipe, I don't plan on stoking it up chock full of wood and a real hot fire anyway.

Bill

You do NOT want the chimney getting any hotter than it already is. I understand that the chimney must heat up a bit to create a nice draft, but you don't need that damper too far at the end of the pipe.

By keeping the damper near the stove, you are keeping the chimney from taking on close to core stove temperatures. By stalling the air & smoke travel, the pipes will be a little cooler at the chimney entrance.

I see no real advantage to having hot pipes; in fact, chimney fires are just a little bit more likely to occur as the hot air is kept closer to the chimney.

This is not really a HUGE deal, i'm just saying that it would be just a little bit better if you keep the damper close to the stove.