A-OK
After a long research period, I'm finally going to start burning those micro-logs that all of you have been enjoying.
My stove of choice is the Harman Accentra FS, which I should be getting in about a week.
After seeing the advice on this excellent forum, the venting will be ICC Excel.
And I really want to do my own installation, so I'm looking forward to that.
I've asked the question of three different dealers, whether or not to bring in outside air to the stove and all three advised against it. My house, built in the mid sixties, isn't air-tight by any means, but doesn't seem super-draughty either. And I used to burn wood in this same room and didn't have any draught issues back then, so I should be all set.
So are there plenty of you not using outdoor air and are you folks happy with that?
Also...
My stove will go kitty-corner and will have to be vented to the right side, where the outside wall is.
The possibilities are many here.
Should I...
A) Come out of the stove, go into a 45 elbow, then through the outside wall, into a clean-out Tee, then vertical a few feet.
B) Out of the stove (straight back), into a clean-out Tee, then up 24", into a 90 elbow, then outside, staying horizontal.
I wish I could draw this for ya and upload it here, but I'm not sure how to do that
.
So if you can follow me on this, what would you do?
One of my main concerns is having plenty of room in the back of the stove for maintenance.
Plus I'd like to hide as much of the venting as possible, so getting it outside as soon as it leaves the stove would be nice.
Then there is the issue of having most of the chimney sweeping being done outside, which I like.
But then some advise having most of the venting in the house, where it will give off some heat. Yikes!
Sorry, but I get more confused the longer I debate this
.
Whew!
After a long research period, I'm finally going to start burning those micro-logs that all of you have been enjoying.
My stove of choice is the Harman Accentra FS, which I should be getting in about a week.
After seeing the advice on this excellent forum, the venting will be ICC Excel.
And I really want to do my own installation, so I'm looking forward to that.
I've asked the question of three different dealers, whether or not to bring in outside air to the stove and all three advised against it. My house, built in the mid sixties, isn't air-tight by any means, but doesn't seem super-draughty either. And I used to burn wood in this same room and didn't have any draught issues back then, so I should be all set.
So are there plenty of you not using outdoor air and are you folks happy with that?
Also...
My stove will go kitty-corner and will have to be vented to the right side, where the outside wall is.
The possibilities are many here.
Should I...
A) Come out of the stove, go into a 45 elbow, then through the outside wall, into a clean-out Tee, then vertical a few feet.
B) Out of the stove (straight back), into a clean-out Tee, then up 24", into a 90 elbow, then outside, staying horizontal.
I wish I could draw this for ya and upload it here, but I'm not sure how to do that
.
So if you can follow me on this, what would you do?
One of my main concerns is having plenty of room in the back of the stove for maintenance.
Plus I'd like to hide as much of the venting as possible, so getting it outside as soon as it leaves the stove would be nice.
Then there is the issue of having most of the chimney sweeping being done outside, which I like.
But then some advise having most of the venting in the house, where it will give off some heat. Yikes!
Sorry, but I get more confused the longer I debate this
.Whew!
