> anyone has any reliable solution to the problem of backdrafts in high
> winds. I was woken at 6 this morning by a cabin full of diesel smoke

8' is suggested as the minimum chimney height (from the flame) for 
reliable draught - certainly in gusty weather the main boiler (11' from 
fire to top) doesn't blow back when the funnel is up, the donkey boiler 
(5') does. I don't know how well the various devices you can put on the 
top work.
>
> Steve

Sean 


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