Vent Pellet Stove Into Masonry Chimney

Wood burning and natural gas stoves require a vent pipe that exhausts fumes to the outside of the building.

Vent pellet stove into masonry chimney.

Installing a pellet stove in an existing chimney is a great way to avoid the hassle of cutting into a wall or through the roof to properly vent the stove. I had planned on venting through a wall but i have an existing masonry clay lined chimney i had used for a wood stove years ago that i m thinking about as an alternative to going through the wall with a vent kit. If all is good you can run a short length of stove vent pipe through a blanking plate made of steel or other non combustible sheet. I hope this helps.

This stove must be connected to a pellet vent system complying with the requirements for pellet vent in the standards ul 103 ulc s629m ulc s609 and ul 641or to a code approved masonry chimney with a stainless steel flue liner. Installing a stove pipe through wall in an existing masonry chimney. Cutting chipping drilling and breaking a hole through old chimney. From the pellet stove instruction book this appears doable and will provide a.

However don t fall into a false sense of security when using a chimney to vent a pellet stove because a house fire could result from improper installation. If a lot of masonry debris came down when the chimney was swept you will need either a chimney liner or a full length pellet stove vent pipe. Hi skipper thank you for your question and welcome to our community. Or in other pellet stove installation instructions a special venting system is required.

A gas stove can be vented through an existing chimney whether it is a manufactured or masonry chimney. If you ve got a new pellet stove and an existing masonry chimney you can probably vent the stove through the chimney and save yourself the trouble of installing a through the wall vent. I m taking delivery of a pellet stove this week.