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Fitting a 12kw stove ..... HELP

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  • 01-11-2014 7:18pm
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    essiemessie
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭


    Just looking for some advice.. We are fitting a stove ourselves hopefully and we will be breaking through an internal wall which back onto our fire place. The builder originally put in a second flue incase we ever thought of doing this. Now, can we just put a flue from the rear of the stove and straight into the opening once we make it and then seal it up....will there be enough of a draught to pull the smoke away?????
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    landcrzr
    Registered Users Posts: 150 ✭✭landcrzr


    Hi,
    I know some people do simply pipe to the existing flue but this raises a few issues;
    1. Is your existing flue too big for your stove (at 12kW it may be ok, but you should ask your stove supplier), this can cause draught issues among other problems.
    2. How well built is your existing flue? A poorly built flue may leak dangerous gasses/smoke into living space.

    For me, for the cost of a flue liner ~€200-€300, I'd fit a new liner from stove to chimney top and fill the remaining cavity with vermiculite.

    Be sure to consider other issues when installing your stove as well;
    • ventilation
    • space around the stove
    • distance to combustables
      • etc


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