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Can I use B vent for a wood stove?

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B-Vent is for certain gas appliances but not all. Direct-vent chimney is for a direct-vent gas appliance. Never substitute single wall wood stove pipe for class A chimney pipe. Wood stove pipe is for the interior part of your installation, then use class A chimney pipe once you penetrate a wall or ceiling.


Also, can a wood burning stove be vented through the wall?

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. Same with gas stoves - venting can be routed in either direction - vertically or horizontally.

One may also ask, can you use a pellet stove pipe for a wood stove? Pellet Vent is intended for pellet burning stoves and is not listed to be used with firewood. Many of the tiny wood stove manufacturers don't discuss chimney size or height in detail in the manual.

Accordingly, can a wood stove be direct vented?

Depends on how you are defining direct vent. The usual definition is the gas combustion products are vented directly through the wall and no conventional flue or chimney is required. You will not find a wood burning fireplace that does not require a chimney.

What kind of chimney do I need for a wood stove?

Stainless steel all fuel chimney products can be used on all types of wood stoves and certain fireplaces. Black stove pipe is designed for use as a connector pipe for wood burning stoves, but not fireplaces and black stove pipe cannot be used for a chimney.

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How far away from a wall should a wood stove be?

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How much clearance do you need around a wood burning stove?

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Do I need an air vent with a wood burning stove?

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How do you vent a wood burning stove?

The vents in most wood-burners are positioned to encourage an air-flow from top front, down the inside surface of the door (helping keep the glass clean), then along the floor of the fire, front to back, then up the back wall of the fire, then along the top of the firebox towards the front of the fire and up the flue.

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How much would it cost to install a wood burning stove?

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Does a wood stove raise your insurance?

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What is the 2 10 rule?

It is widely known that masonry chimneys are required to meet the 3-2-10 rule. This rule means that they must extend 3 feet above the roof penetration on the shortest side, and the top of the chimney must be 2 feet higher than any portion of the building structure within 10 feet.

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Can you add a wood burning stove to an existing home?

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What does direct vent wood stove mean?

"Direct vent" refers to a sealed-combustion system in which air for combustion is drawn from the outdoors, and waste combustion gasses are exhausted to the outdoors. "Direct vent" does not simply mean that all gasses from combustion are vented to the exterior of the structure in which it is installed.

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How does a direct vent wood stove work?

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Can you put a wood burning fireplace on an interior wall?

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What is B vent?

A B-vent gas fireplace is a type of natural draft system that uses a special pipe to carry combustion gases out of your home. While B-vent fireplaces can be an efficient heating method, they can have drawbacks as well.

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What is the lever on the side of my fireplace for?

The lever on the side is probably a fresh air supply damper, so the fire pulls fresh air (unheated) from outside.

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Does double wall stove pipe get hot?

Double wall black stove pipe has a 6" from combustibles and isn't very hot to the touch. Clearances to combustibles can also be reduced with various items such as Pipe Heat Shields.

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What's the trick to putting stove pipe together?

Putting Together a Stove Pipe Seam
  1. Set a length of stove pipe flat on the floor with the two open ends of the center seam facing away from the floor.
  2. Push the two sides of the seam together.
  3. Push down and in on both sides of the stove pipe seam until you hear a loud snap.

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