Through Wall Pellet Stove Venting

Stove pipes often require special wall protectors to prevent damaging the drywall or wooden framing of the wall but the cinder blocks used to support the weight of the home in many basements is not combustible.

Through wall pellet stove venting.

Your dealer can help you evaluate your best venting option. 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. The vent cap should be six inches or more from the face of the wall and more than three feet above any air inlet pipe within ten feet. Venting through the ceiling and roof can be costly and time consuming.

There are many styles of highly efficient wood gas and pellet burning stoves that will not only heat. The simplest way to vent a pellet stove is through a piece of horizontal pipe that exits the home through an exterior wall. The vent pipe is connected to an adapter at the back of the stove then run out through the wall adapter plate to a distance of at least six inches from the exterior wall. Locate studs by tapping the wall lightly with a hammer across the area where you plan to vent the stove.

This area should be free of electrical outlets and light switches to avoid wiring. It s a good idea with this layout to include a wall protector plate to prevent the exhaust gases from discoloring the wall itself. Now that you understand venting perhaps it s time to consider your options for stoves. Same with gas stoves venting can be routed in either direction vertically or horizontally.

If you plan to replace a wood burning stove with a pellet model another venting option is to use the existing chimney for the wood stove.