I've been looking at getting a pellet stove to supplement my oil heat system and have come up with 3 potential installations/options:
1) Direct exhaust vent through exterior wall. I'd rather have the pellet stove more centralized, but it looks like direct venting is the easiest installation. However, I have wood siding, and am concerned that it would be stained with soot. Is this a common problem?
2) Run exhaust vent up through roof. I would like it located centrally on my 1st floor, and could run an exhaust vent through the ceiling, but it would likely have to go through a closet in the 2nd floor, and then out the roof. I'm not sure if it is safe/legal/etc to run the double-walled metal exhaust vent like this. Is this feasible?
3) Get a fireplace insert. I have a 1st floor fireplace that currently has a propane insert which I very rarely use. It already has a vent setup for the propane insert. Could I simply remove the propane insert and hookup the existing vent to a pellet stove?
Thank you in advance for your feedback
1) Direct exhaust vent through exterior wall. I'd rather have the pellet stove more centralized, but it looks like direct venting is the easiest installation. However, I have wood siding, and am concerned that it would be stained with soot. Is this a common problem?
2) Run exhaust vent up through roof. I would like it located centrally on my 1st floor, and could run an exhaust vent through the ceiling, but it would likely have to go through a closet in the 2nd floor, and then out the roof. I'm not sure if it is safe/legal/etc to run the double-walled metal exhaust vent like this. Is this feasible?
3) Get a fireplace insert. I have a 1st floor fireplace that currently has a propane insert which I very rarely use. It already has a vent setup for the propane insert. Could I simply remove the propane insert and hookup the existing vent to a pellet stove?
Thank you in advance for your feedback