Through Wall Pellet Stove Venting

Rigid l vent pipe can be installed to the chimney special adapters will allow a 4 stainless steel flexible pipe to be installed up the chimney.

Through wall pellet stove venting.

There are many styles of highly efficient wood gas and pellet burning stoves that will not only heat. Locate studs by tapping the wall lightly with a hammer across the area where you plan to vent the stove. Venting through the ceiling and roof can be costly and time consuming. The vent pipe is connected to an adapter at the back of the stove then run out through the wall adapter plate to a distance of at least six inches from the exterior wall.

Never use pvc pipe gas vent pipe dryer vent pipe or single wall black stove pipe to vent your pellet stove. Same with gas stoves venting can be routed in either direction vertically or horizontally. The simplest way to vent a pellet stove is through a piece of horizontal pipe that exits the home through an exterior wall. Your dealer can help you evaluate your best venting option.

This area should be free of electrical outlets and light switches to avoid wiring. Now that you understand venting perhaps it s time to consider your options for stoves. But the average do it yourselfer can install a through wall vent using parts from a horizontal stove pipe kit. If you plan to replace a wood burning stove with a pellet model another venting option is to use the existing chimney for the wood stove.

For instance wood burning stoves will always be vented through the roof of your house but pellet burning stoves can be vented vertically through the roof or horizontally through the wall to the outdoors.