chimney length question

[Ken45]

We are having a new chimney installed for a new PE Summit. I know that code requires the chimney to be "two feet above anything within ten feet".

Our installer only has the chimney a foot and a half above the roof ridgeline which is six feet away, and it is even with the top of a masonary chimney about eight feet away.

Should I insist that he had another foot to the chimney, or is the six inches not worth quibbling about? The ridgeline is the the NNW of the chimney.

Also, the chimney just meets the stove's spec of a minimum a 15' from the floor of the stove. The sweep tells me that's plenty of height, but I wonder if it would be worth it to have it a bit higher than the absolute minimum.

Thanks,

Ken

 

[fossil]

I'm no expert, but I'd tell him I want another 12" section put in. Can't hurt, it can only help. Rick

 

[n6crv]

I would go with another 2' section. It should not cost much more if any between a 1 or 2 ft section.
Don

 

[fossil]

What the heck, ken, I'm with N6CRV...but I say just get another 6' and a couple of braces and be done with it! :lol: Rick

 

[cmonSTART]

I'll see your 6' and raise you 8'

 

[fossil]

That's 14' to you ken, what're ya gonna do? How many cards you want? :lol: Rick

 

[Ken45]

14' !! Wait a minute guys, are you providing a cherry picker to clean this thing? ;-)

Ken

 

[Ken45]

I spoke to the chimney man last night. He says that when the cap is added (he was waiting on it to come in), that would add six inches and bring the total height up to his understanding of the code. I guess that might meet the legal definition.

However, he agreed to add another 2' section so I assume we will be in good shape!

Thanks for the responses.

Ken

 

[fossil]

All's well that ends well. Sounds real good. OK...who's deal is it? :lol: Rick

 

[BrotherBart]

Great that you are getting the extension. PE's printed requirement about the chimney being 15' from the "base of the appliance" is a little confusing and most people figure that to be from the floor.

 

[Ken45]

Great that you are getting the extension. PE's printed requirement about the chimney being 15' from the "base of the appliance" is a little confusing and most people figure that to be from the floor.

I took it to mean from the bottom of the firebox and (without the additional 2') what we have now comes to exactly 15'. The additional 2' will give us 17' and I still think it will be low enough to be cleaned easily.

Ken

 

[begreen]

Sounds like you're golden Ken. Good stove, good flue. Just add good wood and you're going to be nice and cozy this winter.

 

[Ken45]

Just add good wood and you're going to be nice and cozy this winter.

Well we have about 5 cord of wood (mostly hickory, oak, maple, walnut) that was cut last fall and split and stacked in spring, so we are looking forward to a snuggly winter even if the predictions of a hard winter come true.

Ken

 

[fossil]

...Well we have about 5 cord of wood (mostly hickory, oak, maple, walnut) that was cut last fall and split and stacked in spring...

Yer actually gonna burn that junk? What, can't find any pine around there? %-P Rick