wind gusts vs draft

[super sappy]

Todays wind gusts got me thinking. Last season Id be boiling away on a windy day and everything would be ok until a strong gust would overcome the draft of the arch and if the door was open fire would blow out the doors and kill the boil completely . This situation caused me to stop boiling 3 times last year. I am running the 2x6 on a 9" stack with 12'-0" high.It boils great but I was wondering if I increase the ht of the stack another 3 or 4 feet will this reduce the chances of this type of blowback? Id like to do something because I am windswept 80%of the time -ss

[Russell Lampron]

I'm running 17' of 8" pipe including the base stack on my 2x6 and have never had that problem. I have boiled on some pretty windy days too.

[danno]

Regardless of wind, the higher stack should defintely improve your boil and draft. Seems like barometric pressure influence my boil more than wind. I love to boil in a snowstorm, but it's definitely a slow boil. Steam just does not want to rise with low pressure.