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What size is a log burner flue?
While flue liner is available to buy in various sizes, including 5-inch, 6-inch, 7-inch, 8-inch and 9-inch, the vast majority of stove installations involve either 5–inch or 6-inch flue liners.
What is a standard size flue?
Masonry Flues
| Flue Size | Common Venting Uses | |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Diameter (inches) | Inside Area (square inches) | |
| 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 | 41 | Stoves, Central Heaters |
| 8 1/2 X 13 | 70 | Stoves, Fireplaces, Central Heaters |
| 13 X 13 | 99 | Fireplaces |
What is the diameter of a chimney flue?
As a general rule, the diameter of the chimney should match the flue collar on your wood stove. A 6-inch stove requires a 6-inch flue. In most cases, a step up is also fine. For example, you could vent a 6-inch stove into an insulated chimney that is 8 inches in diameter.
How do you measure a wood stove flue?
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 diameter does stove pipe come in?
Double Wall Stove Pipe is available in 6″, 7” and 8″ diameters and a variety of lengths.
What size flue do I need?
In general, flue size should be 25 percent larger than the size of the stove pipe, which connects the stove to the chimney. This means a stove with a 6-inch diameter pipe would require at least an 8-inch flue; an 8-inch stove pipe requires a 10-inch flue, etc. Smoke moves up the flue in a swirling pattern.
How can I improve my flue draw?
How to Increase Draft in Your Chimney
- Start with a Hot, Fast Fire. Starting a cold wood stove with a hot, fast fire will get the draft going the quickest.
- Burn Extremely Low Moisture Wood.
- Improve Airflow Around the Fire.
- Warm the Chimney Flue.
- Provide Enough Air to Replace the Air That is Lost.
Can I use a 5 inch flue on a 6 inch stove?
A 3″ stove can use a 4″ or 5″ roof exit. A 4″ stove can use a 5″ or 6″ roof exit, or a 5″ wall exit. A 5″ stove can use a 6″ or 8″ roof exit, or a 6″ wall exit.
What determines the size of a fireplace flue?
The ideal flue size is typically determined by the exhaust outlet of the stove or appliance. The rule of thumb for sizing a chimney liner is that you never want it to be smaller than the appliance exhaust hole and you don’t want the liner to be three times the area of the exhaust hole of the appliance.
What size flue liner do I need for my woodburner?
Usually, you will buy the flue liner of the corresponding size to the outlet on your stove. If your woodburner has a 6-inch outlet, you would buy a 6-inch stove liner. Under the Building Regulations, the minimum flue liner size you can use is 6 inches (150mm).
What size flue do I need for a 5 inch stove?
The flue diameter needs to be at least 6 inches (150mm) to comply with HETAS regulations, unless you have a DEFRA approved stove which can be 5 inches (125mm).If your stove outlet is smaller, you will need to purchase an increaser to enable you to connect a larger diameter pipe.
What is the minimum flue diameter for a DEFRA approved stove?
This permits a minimum flue diameter for a DEFRA stove of 5” (125mm) and does not require the increase to 6”. Please click here for our full range of DEFRA Approved stoves.
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