Timeline for Venting a direct vent fireplace into an existing wood burning stove flue
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| May 17, 2014 at 23:05 | history | edited | DA01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 13, 2013 at 13:10 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | I once installed a direct vent heater unit in a basement and had to arrange for the vent to rise up about 5 to 6 feet above the heater level so that the vent exit on the outside was above grade. This caused great difficulty in getting the heater to work properly till I purchased a whole different pressure safety switch assembly. The switch in the unit had been specified for an application where the vent went straight out the back of the unit and was not adjustable enough to deal with the differential pressure, during heater operation, caused by the elevation to the vent exit. | |
| Nov 13, 2013 at 13:09 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | I would generally agree with the shortest route from insert to the vent. Direct venting in your unit can be sensitive to the differential air pressure between the vent exit and the location of the heater unit. (See next comment). | |
| Nov 13, 2013 at 1:24 | history | answered | DA01 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |