

Fireplaces, ladies and gentlemen, function entirely differently than wood stoves. Now that I am gettin older, I am hoping the direct connect will creosote less and I can clean without removing the stove (that is as long as the rear mount fan motor doesn't shoot craps!) I saw on one of the posts where someone with an older stove retrofitted it with a secondary burn. The grates we think of are normally associated with fireplaces, not freestanding stoves, and for a good reason. On up the flue, the creosote was never much of a problem. The stove had to be pulled each year to clean it. The main reason I direct connected it was because right above the stove, in the fireplace firebox area, the smoke slowed, cooled and left a lot of creosote. Buck Stove Draft Slide Knobs (Set of 2) for Older Models 26000, 27000, 28000 24.99 Buck Stove Motor 145.99 MOTOR 3-SPEED FASCO FOR ORIGINAL BUCK STOVE 145.99 Gasket Material 2.50 4.00 Buck Stack 199.00 Woodstove Insert Trim Panel Kit 179.00 199.00 Set of 2 Fire Dogs (Firedogs) 70.00 76.00 Glass Gasket 6.5. Built like the Buck Stoves for durability and quality. This set includes two firedogs, which are used to support wood logs. After the SS liner direct connect, it still burned to hot with everything shut down and those holes still letting in air. Our Buck 10 1/4 Firedogs Set is the perfect accessory for your Buck 27000 wood stove.

I even glued a piece of 3/4" gasket material at the top and bottom door lap holes (the small hole left at the top and bottom of the door where it laps) Before, I could shut the drafts and damper and burn about the right temperature for long burns. It has been mild here, so I have not really been able to keep it going for any length of time. I guess I don't mind the amount of wood because I like everything about burning wood - cutting, splitting, well not stacking!, the security of my own self reliance, and my wife and dog love to be warm! I am just starting to find out the differences in being directly connected.
