Direct vent conversion to vertical

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ootski

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Jan 9, 2008
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Fredonia NY
I have my Whitfield stove vented directly through the wall with a cap. It works great UNTIL we lose power then smoke city. My question is this, is it possible to put say a 10' vertical pipe outside to help create a natural draw for when the power goes out again?
Stove is nice but that once or twice a year when the juice goes out we are smoked out and it really stinks (literally)
 
Yes. You should be able to add a vertical section, but you probably don't need 10 feet.
4 or 5 feet oughta suffice, & should help the drafting issues when the power's out...
Put a tee with a clean-out where you turn from horizontal
to vertical to make your life easier at cleaning time...
 
packerfan said:
Make sure you pick up the right kind of cap for the end of the exhaust. As mentioned above, you don't really need to go that high, I only go up 4' on my setup, and it is fine.
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Good point.
Actually, you can put a 90 at the top of your vertical run
& reuse the cap you have, as long as it's rated for horizontal use...
 
Do I have to go up higher than the adjacent wall/roofline? I think if it was a woodburning chimney it has to be a certain amount of distance higher than the next highest point within x amount of feet
 
ootski said:
Do I have to go up higher than the adjacent wall/roofline? I think if it was a woodburning chimney it has to be a certain amount of distance higher than the next highest point within x amount of feet
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Check your install manual. It will give you all the specified & approved vent termination clearances.
Pellet vent does not have to adhere to the "10-2-3" foot rule, as it is a power vented system.
 
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