Socket type joints and self aligning joints are available in round flue liners.
Standard chimney flue size.
To provide adequate draft and safe venting of combustion products the chimney flue for a fireplace has to be adequate in size or cross sectional area.
Tables of metal masonry chimney flue vent sizes vs.
Even though this tendency can be regu lated by adjusting the damper us ing an oversized flue wastes space and materials.
This article series provides information about masonry fireplaces.
Venting a wood stove.
Superior manufactures flues with holes contoured flue rings and flue.
150 mm of either floor components ceiling components or rafters.
32 to 36 wide 25 to 29 high.
Capping one of these chimneys requires either a standard single flue chimney cap with legs or brackets or a top mounted model.
A flue that s too large may cause the fire to burn more vigorously than necessary.
The way wood stoves and fireplaces work a correct match on fitting the flue size to the appliance is a must.
Flues should also mirror the size of a chimney.
Venting a masonry fireplace.
Chimney wall thickness should be a nominal 4 in.
If a chimney s diameter is six inches then the flue should also measure six.
Single flue chimneys without extended flues this kind of chimney features a flue that is completely flush with its crown.
200 mm is required.
If you need to convert round liner dimensions to oval or rectangular try our liner shape calculator for ordering multiple sections of liner pipe try our chimney liner and flue pipe length calculator.
For a given fireplace opening and flue size in creasing the chimney height in creases the amount of draft.
Masonry fireplaces are built to varying sizes.
Neither chimney nor flue liner may change size or shape within 6 in.
In comparison a 12 inch chimney size provides a cross section of 113 inches through which to vent smoke.
Fireplace flue size specifications relation of fireplace size to flue opening dimensions table of required chimney flue size and flue dimensions for masonry fireplaces.
The most popular range of sizes.
100 mm unless no flue liner is used in which case a nominal 8 in.
Chimney size specification requirements for chimney flues and vents diameter height etc flue diameter and height requirements for category i draft hood and fan assisted appliances.
Building codes typically.
However generally speaking a rectangular chimney flue size should be at least one eight of the fireplace s opening.
Superior clay manufactures a complete line of vitrified clay flue liners from 3 to 36 diameters in round flue liners and from 4 x8 to 24 x24 in square and rectangular flue liners.
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As a general rule the diameter of the chimney should match the flue collar on your wood stove.
A stainless steel flue lining of the same size as the stove outlet will solve this problem.
If the flue is circular then it should be at least one tenth the size of the fireplace opening.
