Installing Pellet Stove Pipe Through Roof

Chimney planning step 2.

Installing pellet stove pipe through roof.

In this video and as described in the steps below you ll see the installer attach the vent through the wall. Properly installed pipes will keep a wood stove working for many years to come. A pellet stove is typically installed just 1 to 2 inches away from a rear wall but you can install it farther out if you like. The stove vent pipe will have to be supported every four feet using a bracket to attach it to the outside wall.

Will a pellet stove heat a whole house. Determine the number of chimney pipe lengths required the chimney must extend at least 3 feet above the highest point where it passes through the roof and be at least 2 foot higher than any part of the building within a horizontal distance of 10 feet figure 2. To vent this pellet stove you ll need to cut out a hole either in the wall or roof of your house depending on where you place the stove. This is a metal pipe that attaches to the pellet stove at one end typically with a pellet stove pipe chimney adapter and extends all the way through the chimney and above the roof at a suitable clearance.

The stovepipe connects the stove to a chimney pipe which extends through the roof. If the eaves overhang considerably you will have to run the pipe through the roof at that point but if the overhang is slight two 45 degree bends will take the vent pipe clear. A single wall stovepipe requires more clearance than a double walled stovepipe. If a pellet stove can heat.

Installing a pellet stove pipe in an existing chimney requires a chimney liner.