My pellet stove is an insert with exhaust and inlet inliners all the way up to the chimney top. we didn't use it this year. I can feel strong draft from where it is. How can I stop the draft or make it lose less heat when it is not in use?
how to stop draft from unused pellet stove insert?
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mrjohneel
Feeling the Heat
Stuff the area where your old fireplace damper is/was with insulation and then seal it with thin piece/s of sheet metal fashioned with holes so you can run your exhaust/air inlet pipes through it. That is, you're creating a damper of sorts that seals the space and you place insulation above it. Good luck.
Yes, we sealed the gaps between the steel pipes and the chimney. I think most of the draft is from the steel pipes, exhaust pipe and air inlet pipe, which are connected with outside.
petemal
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If your insert has a damper on it, close the damper that should at least greatly reduce any air flow and hence cooling of the stoves pipes.
When you have a chance please take a picture looking up at the block off job you did and post it along with a description of how the block off was done.
When you have a chance please take a picture looking up at the block off job you did and post it along with a description of how the block off was done.
its called a damper cut-off or damper plate. Use fire wool as an insulator not fiberglass and it should be 4 inches thickmrjohneel said:
petemal said:
Good idea.
how about summer? the hot air come in and condensate inside the stove body.
I am mainly concern the air (cold or warm) come in through the steel exhaust and air inlet pipes.
lmei007 said:
If you have a easy to move insert and a quick disconnect, you can also plug both of the pipes. Just be certain to leave yourself a note where you can't miss it.
SmokeyTheBear said:
This was what I was thinking this afternoon. i don't think there is a perfect way for this.
I had a bone marrow transplant and cannot use my pellet insert for a year. Can I get detailed helpful information regarding how to stop the draft?
fmsm
Minister of Fire
As long as you have an outside air kit the stove is a closed loop. The draft is coming from the chimney, a 4-6 inch thick block off with Roxul should eliminate the draft. I would do 2 layers, a looser layer above a tightly packed around the pipes layer.
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