combustible clearance

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    Pelletvent Pro venting within joist cavity

    Installing new stove in my basement, using Pelletvent Pro pipe which is listed as 1" clearance to combustibles. To meet all clearance requirements and have the stove in the corner, I need to run a 3' horizontal section through a 2x10 joist cavity (blue line). I reframed the joists to create the...
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    Napoleon s25i install question(s)

    Probably 2 or 3 separate threats combined in one but anyways … As far as the install, on p. 11 of the manual it says to remove the fireplace damper or fasten it permanently open and then it goes into sealing off the damper area around the liner…suggests installing a piece of 24 ga steel in the...