Wood stove flue installation ? - wood stove installation through the roof
A friend wants to install a wood stove, asked me to to a flue, install a floor and roof ventilation passport.
What must I do to ensure that the combustion working properly, and what is the best way to seal the pipe from the roof.
Even if I want a contractor, to ensure that the chimney meets the code and no fire hazard. I live in VA if that helps.
I would very much appreciate your help if you know the work of the combustion.
Thank you for your answers.
Please do not tell me to do a professional, I can all the tools, and is convinced he participate this project.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wood Stove Installation Through The Roof Wood Stove Flue Installation ?
4 comments:
You can probably use this project, everyone has to start somewhere, just follow the rules, and it should go. Follow the "rules" need to know all.
Wood stoves have special requirements for the installation, beyond the intermittent for the penetration of the roof is necessary.
Creo Inc. uses the International Residential Code (I have no other reason, have both met the structure of the VA at the last conference, I attended the ICC). Call your building or Community Development Department and speak with an inspector. To find out what year they took the code and then buy a copy for themselves. All contractors must have a copy of the current codes for areas in which they work, anyway. You may already have a copy, if applicable, see Chapter 18 of IRC 2006, are most of the rules here. Code also requires that the emergency exit, and lists the Channel ports, and installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
You will also find a copy of the International Fuel Gas Code lend a handReference and description of the different ventilation systems conditions.
It is important that all components of the combustion of a manufacturer of the stove, it is the information given at registration. The entire system must be enrolled in a wood stove. Make sure the minimum spacing in the code referred to observe, see Chapter 13 of IRC of this information, and to ensure that its jurisdiction did not make any changes to relevant sections of the Code.
I can not stress enough clearance issues. Cause too little distance from combustible materials, or at home, walls, wallpaper, curtains, structural elements, roof terraces, shingles, or fire. And you can not take too long, perhaps for the first use of the furnace. We just had in the past month caused by an improperly installed wood stove is less than a week after it was installed (without permission, with impromptu parties - because it was an old) inappropriately and without fuel the region of origin. The owner of the flight (with the help of a police officer, who (accidentally) with a broken knee, I could not see through the smoke) and smoke-minorHalo. The insurance can not for damage caused by improper installation am I meeting with the experts next week. Was (The estimate of the damage that I saw was burning about 10 minutes after FD extinguished, is more than $ 45.000,00).
Get all the information you obtained from sources which the manufacturer, distributor, building inspector, regardless of the unity of agency in the list (if no quotation marks, which resumed and get could get a refund) and any other person . Try the Home Education Foundation. Your request by e-mail info@heartheducation.org online information is the Internet address www.heartheducation, org. Underwriters Laboratories also try, for all matters concerning the inclusion of any installed wood stove, it can not be listed by their company, but who wrote the rules that must comply with most heaters.
If you are a business that sells hardware stack will show the instructions to assemble the parts correctly and how to use for roofs, ceilings, etc.
Passport needed Jeu 2 roof
and pipe insulation all the way
Roof and Hat
First, the service environment (the city code enforcement in the planning) are nearby. Woodstove must specify where they are placed next to a wall of fire, etc., but should be at least 18 "inch gap between the outside surface of the vent pipe to the nearest wall. This is it, if the lines now technical.Flue in single or double Stainless Steel and stainl or not ... In one of these criteria, the standards of the City Code need to verify as always acting to get the Firebox itself must be at least 24 cm from the wall with a fire barrier against heat and dry wood by the Mayor safety.Especially deposited with any type of surface sealing materials such as water or solvent-based top coat (which can be toxic) There are many obstacles Hardi_Board heat, concrete and brick Australia, etc., are easily accessible to all branches of construction materials .. Zero Tolerance Stack They will help installation.Just with brochures that your thinking of buying their shares of wood and you want the installation and specification of the litetur ... To determine whether to take the route that you ... View Code to keep the city, order .. And do not say a word, like me, every city in a different ... Good luck ... !
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