Hey Donner, where did end up getting all of the chimney stuff ? I’ve been looking at Northline express, but they seem a little spendy.

My uncle runs a chimey business, he sourced everything but said he had to buy some parts from his competition or they wouldn't be here for weeks yet. He is having all sorts of trouble getting parts.

I have outside air ducted to the fireboxes on both the woodstove at home and the one at camp. I installed both of them myself because the stoves were pulling air through leaky windows and doors. The outside air kits have eliminated that problem. Why not leave yours installed after the inspection?

I assumed (maybe incorrectly) that it would frost up.

I have outside air ducted to mine also. Never had an issue with frost

I replaced our black pipe from the stove to the insulated chimney one year. The first fire set off the carbon monoxide detector. When the fire trucks showed up they checked everywhere you would think, cook stove, water heater, no CO. Finally they walked by the woodstove and the tester went crazy. The burning paint gave off CO. They had never seen that before.