Placing the new stove in front of the fireplace.
Install pellet stove using existing chimney.
If you are installing a pellet stove insert which fits into a fireplace it is best to hire a fireplace professional to clean the chimney run the venting up through the chimney and provide a waterproof storm collar and chimney cap at the top.
Place the pellet stove on top of the floor pad making sure to maintain the proper clearances from combustible surfaces.
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The instructions given here are for installing a freestanding pellet stove.
Pellet stove installation in 23 steps.
However don t fall into a false sense of security when using a chimney to vent a pellet stove because a house fire could result from improper installation.
Some wood stove buyers wonder if they can use the chimney connected with their existing fireplace for venting a new wood stove.
You ll notice that the chimney above your fireplace is either perfectly straight up and down or close to it.
Also placing your stove next to a rear wall helps to hide the vent pipe and make your home elegant.
Set a fireproof pad onto the floor at the desired installation location.
Yes your pellet stove can be vented through your existing chimney providing your pellet stove is placed in front of your existing fireplace and you have the proper clearance the airspace between the stove the walls and you meet the minimums as defined in the owner s manual.
If you ve got a new pellet stove and an existing masonry chimney you can probably vent the stove through the chimney and save yourself the trouble of installing a through the wall vent.
Pellet stoves are ideal for warming smaller rooms or an area of a room.
Typically a pellet stove is installed approximately 1 2 inches from a wall so the vent can travel out the back of the stove and through a rear wall.
Wood burning and natural gas stoves require a vent pipe that exhausts.
A pellet stove placed in the lower area of the home will use a horizontal chimney for direct.