Can you use galvanized vent pipe for wood stove?
Can you use galvanized vent pipe for wood stove?
Galvanized pipe does not belong in wood heat period. Welding makes extremely high temperatures which will vaporize zinc. You never want to use metal in the parts of a RMH that can get to those temps anyway, and heating the galvanized duct to the point of converting the zinc to a stable form is safe enough.
What size is wood stove pipe?
What size stove pipe should I install in my wood stove? A. To get that answer, all you need to do is look at your wood stove and measure the inside diameter of the flue collar on the wood stove itself. If the stove has a 6” flue collar, then you should use 6” stove pipe and 6” chimney pipe through the roof.
What kind of pipe do you use for a wood stove?
Class A chimney pipe is used for wood-burning fireplaces and stoves. It is also used when transitioning stove pipe through a wall or ceiling. It is often referred to as double-wall, triple-wall, all-fuel or insulated chimney pipe.
Can you use HVAC pipe for woodstove?
You cannot use HVAC ducting for a wood fireplace or stove exhaust. The stove/fireplace exhaust parts are typically triple-wall and are totally different in terms of their construction and connection methods. HVAC ducting is simple single wall sheet metal with leaky joints that you cover with foil tape.
How much is pipe for wood stove?
A wood stove pipe costs $100 to $550 on average, depending on the length and design. Costs are higher for cathedral ceiling installations since more stovepipe is required. A stovepipe is the internal ventilation pipe that connects the stove to a nearby chimney.
Do you have to use double-wall pipe for wood stove?
Single-Wall stove pipe can be installed as long as you have a 18″ clearance to a wall, ceiling or floor. If your clearance to combustibles is less than 18″, you have to install double-wall stove pipe. If you have a clearance under 18″ then you must install double-wall pipe.
Can you use single wall pipe for wood stove?
You need to look carefully at the wood stove manufacturer’s requirements, but most wood stoves need a large draft to operate correctly and loss of heat through a single wall pipe causes too much loss of draft as well as creosote problems eventually leading to a chimney fire, if you can manage to keep your stove lit.
