Venting a wood stove.
Chimney flue liner sizes.
Check with your local code enforcement officer or fire dept for proper installation.
For example you could vent a 6 inch stove into an insulated chimney that is 8 inches in diameter.
Clay flue liners pulls air up and expels it out of the top of the flue using draft.
As a general rule the diameter of the chimney should match the flue collar on your wood stove.
For example an 8 x 8 square nominal clay chimney flue tile liner has inside dimensions of 6 3 4 x 6 3 4.
They help protect the chimney walls from heat and minimize condensation.
Undersized liners will not allow the appliance to vent properly.
Terra cotta flue intent is to contain the combustion products and direct them to the outside atmosphere.
Choosing the correct type of liner will ensure a quality lifetime warrantied liner.
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.
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.
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.
Fire clay for maximum heat resistance.
Use to line chimneys.
This can cause smoke to pour out of the stove and it can also cause gas and oil appliances to fail.
Clay flue liners enhances the chimney s performance of protection and safety to your home.
Fireplace flue size specifications relation of fireplace size to flue opening dimensions table of required chimney flue size and flue dimensions for masonry fireplaces.
A 6 inch stove requires a 6 inch flue.
Dimensions for square rectangular and round clay flue liner.
But chimney experts and draft measurements show that in a rectangular flue not all of the cross sectional area is equally effective in developing draft.
Socket type joints and self aligning joints are available in round flue liners.
Superior manufactures flues with holes contoured flue rings and flue tees.
Use this tool to quickly calculate flue diameter or btu s for single or multiple category 1 appliance venting.
Clay flue liners provides proper air flow for maximum performance.
Size and weights approximate.
The ideal flue size is typically determined by the exhaust outlet of the stove or appliance.
This article series provides information about masonry fireplaces.
Only red or orange in color.
Just muliplying these dimensions together 6 75 x 6 75 45 56 sq in.
In most cases a step up is also fine.
Quality chimney liner material that meets astm and excels in freeze thaw environments.
Gas burning should use 316l 316ti or al29 4c stainless steel chimney liners.
