Glenwood No. 116 Vs No. 6

Can someone explain what the difference is between the Glenwood 116 and the number 6 Glenwood?
Also were Glenwoods 114,116,118 manufactured with 5 or 6 inch flues?
Thanks alot. Trying to learn the differences between models.
Steve

The 6 has the capability of routing exhaust gasses outside the stove and then under the ash pan, then out to the stovepipe to greatly increase radiative surface area.

The 118, 116, 114 etc do not have this feature and are "direct draft" stoves. Meaning gasses exit directly from the barrel through the stovepipe and on to the chimney. These stoves did however have an optional "back pipe" that was split in two vertically to increase the gas path length, increasing efficiency.

There are advantages to both and both are excellent stoves.

Don't quote me on this but I think they originally had an odd size outlet of around 5.5 inches.

The #6 and #8 base heaters, and the 118 Modern Oak all have 6 inch exhaust collars.

The 116, 114, and 112 Modern Oaks have smaller exhaust collars.

Paul

Thank you Scalabro and Paul for the information.
steve

Are you planning an up-grade Steve? How well is your Army heater working this winter? Don't see you've posted any pics.

scalabro wrote:The 6 has the capability of routing exhaust gasses outside the stove and then under the ash pan, then out to the stovepipe to greatly increase radiative surface area.

The 118, 116, 114 etc do not have this feature and are "direct draft" stoves. Meaning gasses exit directly from the barrel through the stovepipe and on to the chimney. These stoves did however have an optional "back pipe" that was split in two vertically to increase the gas path length, increasing efficiency.

There are advantages to both and both are excellent stoves.

Don't quote me on this but I think they originally had an odd size outlet of around 5.5 inches.

How does the split exhaust gas pipe work? It lets out 50% of the exhaust out the stack and the other through the fire? how does the exhaust leave eventually?

Blue

BlueMountains wrote:How does the split exhaust gas pipe work? It lets out 50% of the exhaust out the stack and the other through the fire? how does the exhaust leave eventually?

Paul explained it pretty well in another thread.

The exhaust leaves the stove in the normal manner into the back pipe. The back pipe has a baffle extending down about 3/4 or less to the bottom. At the top of the baffle is a damper which when open allows the flue gas to exit straight through to the exhaust collar on the rear of the back pipe and out to the chimney. When the damper is closed the flue gas is forced to go down the front side of the baffle to the bottom and then rise up the back side to the exhaust collar and out.

Thanks Franco, you put it so much better than I could.

Glenwood No.118

Paul