For the past 18 years we’ve been burning a VC Encore 1450 NC attached to an 8 inch stainless steel liner. We are thinking of replacing it with a Blaze King Ashford 20.2. Man are stoves expensive! The Ashford performance specifications states a 6 inch flue. Does anyone have thoughts on running this stove on a 6 to 8 inch stove pipe increaser? I don’t believe this would be a safety concern or a code violation. Hope about performance? Thanks for any insights.
BK Ashford 20.2 on an 8in liner
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Download the owners manual and check the flue requirements, I’d be willing to bet BK requires a 6” flue since thats what it was tested with. In Canada a 6” collar tied into a 8” chimney will not pass inspection.
Swap out the liner for 6" and adhere to the straight up rise off the stove collar before making a chimney penetration. The BK venting specs are spot on for squeezing the advertised performance from there stoves.
Don't set yourself up for struggle. My opinion.
Don't set yourself up for struggle. My opinion.
Code says installation should be according to the mfg instructions.
A larger flue will slow down gas flow, leading to even cooler gases especially when running low. That can become a problem.
Don't do it.
A larger flue will slow down gas flow, leading to even cooler gases especially when running low. That can become a problem.
Don't do it.
It is a code violation but may work fine. I would be tempted to try it knowing you may be dropping a 6" inside the 8
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