Hi all,
I've been a lurker for awhile listening to all your good advice. And, I finally pulled the trigger on a Quadrafire Castile. It is a used unit, but the price was right. This is not the primary heat source for the house. More for ambiance than anything else. This house doesn't have a fireplace and I really miss one. Anyways, we want to put it in our living room and really only have one location that I can put it due to decks, two story home, and an entry alcove that is creating venting challenges.
I have attached a file called "stove venting." It is a schematic that I drew. Please pay attention to the window next to the stove, the window in the entry alcove, and the alcove it self. I have drawn in two options (Option 1 is red and Option 2 is blue). Both of these would be horizontal 3-inch double walled vent. Once outside, I would have the option of terminating at a horizontal vent or going to a vertical vent pipe (with clean-out T) that is 4-inch and then take it up above the main roof line (see file titled "outside").
Also, for some more reference pictures I have a file titled "frontal". This picture shows the living room. The wooden Remington ammo box represents approximately where the stove will go and I have marked the locations for the wall thimbles for both Option 1 and Option 2. Another file, "alcove shot" shows an angle from the alcove. In Option 1, I would connect the two red dots (locations for thimbles) via a 90-degree elbow. Lastly, the file "outside" shows where Option 1 and Option 2 would exit the house and also displays a option of a 4-inch vertical vent.
My questions to you are:
1) Of options 1 or 2, which would you choose?
2) With this many 90-degree elbows, how would you get a good clean of the vent pipe?
3) Are there any other options out there that I have not thought of? I could vent straight up, but it is a two story home (the second story is a finished attic) and I just put a new roof on.
4) What do you think about the optional 4-inch vertical vent?
5) Any other thoughts, comments, or concerns?
Thanks a million and look forward to your advice.
I've been a lurker for awhile listening to all your good advice. And, I finally pulled the trigger on a Quadrafire Castile. It is a used unit, but the price was right. This is not the primary heat source for the house. More for ambiance than anything else. This house doesn't have a fireplace and I really miss one. Anyways, we want to put it in our living room and really only have one location that I can put it due to decks, two story home, and an entry alcove that is creating venting challenges.
I have attached a file called "stove venting." It is a schematic that I drew. Please pay attention to the window next to the stove, the window in the entry alcove, and the alcove it self. I have drawn in two options (Option 1 is red and Option 2 is blue). Both of these would be horizontal 3-inch double walled vent. Once outside, I would have the option of terminating at a horizontal vent or going to a vertical vent pipe (with clean-out T) that is 4-inch and then take it up above the main roof line (see file titled "outside").
Also, for some more reference pictures I have a file titled "frontal". This picture shows the living room. The wooden Remington ammo box represents approximately where the stove will go and I have marked the locations for the wall thimbles for both Option 1 and Option 2. Another file, "alcove shot" shows an angle from the alcove. In Option 1, I would connect the two red dots (locations for thimbles) via a 90-degree elbow. Lastly, the file "outside" shows where Option 1 and Option 2 would exit the house and also displays a option of a 4-inch vertical vent.
My questions to you are:
1) Of options 1 or 2, which would you choose?
2) With this many 90-degree elbows, how would you get a good clean of the vent pipe?
3) Are there any other options out there that I have not thought of? I could vent straight up, but it is a two story home (the second story is a finished attic) and I just put a new roof on.
4) What do you think about the optional 4-inch vertical vent?
5) Any other thoughts, comments, or concerns?
Thanks a million and look forward to your advice.