Is a baffle plate necessary?
Is a baffle plate necessary?
Without the baffle plate in the way, stoves wouldn’t be able to produce as much heat because all of the warm air would be rapidly lost up the flue. Heat wouldn’t also be reflected back to above the fire to aid in secondary combustion of gases.
What is a chimney register plate?
A register plate is a flat metal sheet that closes off the base of a chimney (it looks a bit like a ceiling above the main fireplace). It’s put in place when you are installing a stove within an existing fireplace. A register plate is used when your chimney does not have a chimney flue liner.
Can you use a wood burner without a baffle plate?
Operating a woodburner without a baffle is unlikely to cause any immediate risk of injury. What it does risk is causing irreparable damage to your stove. As we mentioned, the baffle is there to protect the inside of your stove from intense heat. Temperatures inside a stove are incredibly high.
What is the purpose of a baffle plate?
A plate used to direct fluid flow, e.g. the hot gases in a boiler furnace or the oil in a sump tank.
Can you use a wood burning stove without a baffle plate?
Can you use cement board as a register plate?
If no metal liner, then the register plate has to be metal, if you have a metal liner, then you can use a cement fibre board like Hardie board (12mm), or any suitable fire class rated board.
Do I need a register plate?
A Register Plate should always be fitted whenever a stove vents directly into the chimney (ie if the chimney is sound and there is no flue liner connected directly to the stove or stove pipe). The purpose of this register plate is to ensure no fumes, especially Carbon Monoxide, escapes back into the room.
How to attach register plate to chimney?
The plate is a ~1-2mm plate. I think I’m going to give up on the brackets, cut the register plate into a sort-of cross, then fold the arms of the cross down and fasten those to the sides of the chimney, which, as the chimney is wide but shallow, I can drill into.
What is a register plate on a wood burning stove?
Another benefit is that it keeps the flue insulation in place. It closes off the chimney stack and stops any smoke getting back into the room. The register plate must be be made of a non-flammable material and fit round the wood burning stoves flue pipe while blocking off the opening to the chimney stack.
How do I install a register plate on a flexible flue?
An adapter is used to join the top of the flue pipe to the bottom of the flexible flue. Sit the flexible liner into the adapter and make sure it is located centrally. Tighten the adapter to hold the liner in position and to secure the adapter to the liner. The register plate can now be fitted into the steel frame.
What is the difference between a closure plate and register plate?
A closure plate and a register plate are not the same. A register plate is used when a chimney has no stainless steel liner. It closes off the chimney at its base, just above a wood burning stove.
