A pellet stove placed in the lower area of the home will use a horizontal chimney for direct.
Install pellet stove using existing chimney.
The instructions given here are for installing a freestanding pellet stove.
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.
Placing the new stove in front of the fireplace.
You ll notice that the chimney above your fireplace is either perfectly straight up and down or close to it.
Some wood stove buyers wonder if they can use the chimney connected with their existing fireplace for venting a new wood stove.
How to install a pellet stove pipe through a wall.
If an existing fireplace already exists in the space where the pellet stove will be installed this will cut down on some of the choices regarding the installation of the chimney since the chimney will piggyback off the existing fireplace vent.
Set a fireproof pad onto the floor at the desired installation location.
Pellet stove installation in 23 steps.
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.
Let s explore this idea.
Also placing your stove next to a rear wall helps to hide the vent pipe and make your home elegant.
Typically a pellet stove is installed approximately 1 2 inches from a wall so the vent can travel out the back of the stove and through a rear wall.
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Place the pellet stove on top of the floor pad making sure to maintain the proper clearances from combustible surfaces.
If you are installing a pellet stove insert which fits into a fireplace it is best to hire a fireplace professional to clean the chimney run the venting up through the chimney and provide a waterproof storm collar and chimney cap at the top.
Wood burning and natural gas stoves require a vent pipe that exhausts.