How many 90 degree turns?

[Richard Pryor]

Is it possible to do 90 degree turns on your exhaust? Any cons?

 

[Richard Pryor]

This is for a wood stove

 

[Ludlow]

Horizontal? What do you mean?

 

[Richard Pryor]

I meant to say three (3) 90 degree turns. As in using three 90 degree elbow pipe parts.

 

[Ludlow]

Where are you getting that considering your other threads on this? You would come up from the stove to a 90 in the connector. Then into a thimble and into a cleanout T. Then straight up through the house. Not following your new concept.

 

[vwmike]

I would try and avoid 3, it slows down the draft too much! Try and keep it to just the “t” and one 90.

 

[Woody Stover]

I think conventional wisdom is that each 90 will take at least two feet off the effective height of your chimney. Horizontal isn't good either.

 

[kennyp2339]

For the inside portion of the flue (black pipe sections) you can take (2) 45deg elbows with a small strait section between them.

 

[Kevin Weis]

From personal experience NO 90's are preferred. Two 45's are way better. Had puff back problems till I did the switch and got rid of the 90 and put two 45's in. It got rid of a 18" run of horizontal. Virtually no puff backs now. Better draft through the cat. Kevin

 

[BIGChrisNH]

I'm no expert, but in my experience more than 1 90 would definitely slow you down. I know two guys with multiple 90s in their set ups and theirs stoves run like garbage. As Kevin stated above, two 45's are way better, everything will flow that way.