No, I'm not asking how to suck outside air directly through Brick (though that would be handy in this case)...
30 year old split level house with a small wood stove, & Hearth, with a 6 inch through-the-wall vent on the 1st floor (the 1st floor is at ground level, not an enclosed basement). The vent goes straight into a 25 ft chimney. Living room and bedrooms are on the second floor.
A chimney inspection found cracks in some of the flue lining so I'm transitioning to a pellet stove with vent liner up the whole chimney (to mitigate the flue cracks).
I desire to have a source of outside air (OAK) for the Pellet Stove to avoid in-door drafts (among other things), however, the pass through to the chimney is only 6 inches so there is no way to get a 4" Vent and a 3" OAK liner up the chimney together. I REALLY want to avoid punching a new 3-4 inch hole through multiple layers of masonry to get outside air, but my intuition says that is probably what would need doin if I want that fresh air.
Has anyone had a similar situation & how did you approach it, or does anyone have some other ideas?
House: 2500ish sq-ft
This is the most suitable location in the House for the Stove
Stoves considering: Enviro M55 or Harman Absolute63, Free Standing
Could always just install w/o the OAK, see how everything performs, and reassess...
Appreciate your time and input.
30 year old split level house with a small wood stove, & Hearth, with a 6 inch through-the-wall vent on the 1st floor (the 1st floor is at ground level, not an enclosed basement). The vent goes straight into a 25 ft chimney. Living room and bedrooms are on the second floor.
A chimney inspection found cracks in some of the flue lining so I'm transitioning to a pellet stove with vent liner up the whole chimney (to mitigate the flue cracks).
I desire to have a source of outside air (OAK) for the Pellet Stove to avoid in-door drafts (among other things), however, the pass through to the chimney is only 6 inches so there is no way to get a 4" Vent and a 3" OAK liner up the chimney together. I REALLY want to avoid punching a new 3-4 inch hole through multiple layers of masonry to get outside air, but my intuition says that is probably what would need doin if I want that fresh air.
Has anyone had a similar situation & how did you approach it, or does anyone have some other ideas?
House: 2500ish sq-ft
This is the most suitable location in the House for the Stove
Stoves considering: Enviro M55 or Harman Absolute63, Free Standing
Could always just install w/o the OAK, see how everything performs, and reassess...
Appreciate your time and input.