External Wood Burner Flue

I ve explained below where the flue is located and what it looks like on both our wood burning and multi fuel stoves.

External wood burner flue. Building regulations clarify when planning permission is not required. Most solid fuel appliances in the uk have either a 5 125mm or 6 150mm flue outlet on the top or rear of the appliance. Simply speaking it is a series of connectable stainless steel pipes that can carry your stove fumes outside. These models can also be designed to burn coal.

Click here to see our boiler selection call our national sales team for more information. A wood burning stove should never be connected to a wood stove flue which vents an oil burner. Deadly unburned vapors from the oil burner could back up into the stove and the room where it is located. Use black painted flue pipes.

You will normally then use the corresponding sized vitreous enamel flue pipe for the first section of flue from the stove to take you into the chimney. The flue on a wood burning stove is located at the top of the body of stove and typically extends straight out the top of the stove or out the back of the unit with an upwards bend. 800 780 4302 or contact wood heating solutions at. We carry 4 sizes of front loading forced air wood burning furnaces.

Discoloration of the exterior indicates a possible breakdown of the insulating material. 6 7 and 8 inch diameter flue pipes must be at least 24 gauge in thickness. In reality the vast majority of wood burning multifuel stove installations will not require planning permission but it is worth checking out. External insulated flue systems are also a little more difficult to install and result in a colder chimney than a full internal system.

The question of whether you need planning permission for a flue is not covered in great detail on the internet. Galvanized flue pipes must not be used because the coatings vaporize at high temperatures and release dangerous gases. A twin wall flue system is the key to fitting a wood burner without a chimney. Any questionable section should be replaced.

Chimneys and flues are also available in a number of different materials stainless steel concrete pumice clay or ceramic and plastic. Flue pipe joints should overlap 30 mm 1 1 4 in each joint in the assembly must be fastened with at least three screws.