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  1. Nicholas Member

    joined: Feb 25, 2007
    102 posts
    The class A will come off the top of a Masonry Heater, so I do not need a support box.
    Does anyone know of a Class A that shows a detail of how to run it through a cathedral ceiling??

    Thanks,
    Nick
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  2. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    You will need a roof support bracket (under the flashing cone) and an interior trim collar.

    metalbest roof supprt.gif metalbest_trim.jpg

    The install would look something like this, but without the conversion to connector stove pipe. Note the roof radiation shields.

    xcel roof install.PNG
  3. Nicholas Member

    joined: Feb 25, 2007
    102 posts
    Since the chimney will be supported by sitting ontop of the masonry heater, the roof support bracket is just to center it in the framing, maintaining the 2" clearance?
    What brand are these pics from ?

    Thanks,
    Nick

  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Yes, it's adding a rigid attachment point at the roof and will also support the above the roof pipe. Metalbest and Excel have this system I believe.
  5. Nicholas Member

    joined: Feb 25, 2007
    102 posts
    begreen,
    Thanks for the info.
    As for the "roof radiation sheild" I can not find one that is made for a cathedral ceiling in any of the Metalbest or Excel catalogs. Do you remember where the "roof diagram" came from?
    I would need to ref when talking to the manufacture.

    Thankis,
    Nick
  6. ridemgis Member

  7. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    I think I grabbed that diagram from Excel, but Metalbestos is similar.

    Thanks for the tip ridemgis. The key piece missing from the Duratech system is the oval trim piece. But I just downloaded their new 2012 catalog and see that they do have this piece in the DuraPlus HTC section (C9042). They also list a roof radiation shield (C9089).

    http://www.duravent.com/docs/L820_2012-may_w.pdf
  8. Nicholas Member

    joined: Feb 25, 2007
    102 posts
    Most of the manufacture contradict them selves in the catalogs. It states a 2" clearance from combustionibles,, but then says it requires a "radiation shield", then other places shows it at 2" with no shield?? So is the "roof radiation shield" cut for the slope of the cathedral ceiling??
    Reading the installation for both excel and Selkirk, I found no were that it states that it needs a radiation shield when passing through a roof,, just 2” clearance.



    Nick

  9. coverdome New Member

    joined: Sep 22, 2011
    48 posts
    North Central Maryland
    If you really don't need support, use the support box and cut the bottom out to slide the class A thru it. Seal the bottom
    where cut out with stove cement. If support is needed you can add the roof support bracket & use both.
    This will give you solid 2" clearance all around and a radiation shield. Don't know about other mfg's, but Selkirk support
    boxes can be stuffed with insulation (theirs). The 2" gap needs to be insulated if passing from a heated area to the outside.
  10. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    The roof radiation shield is just a metal sleeve, 4" larger in diameter. You could make it out of a strip of sheet metal with a couple attaching tabs. It is trimmed to match the roof slope. It isn't required if all combustibles are 2" or more away from the pipe. However, most often there is a rafter, interior decking, foam insulation, or other combustible that needs protection.

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