Is this chimney run allowed/feasible/realistic?

[crevasse]

Hi I'm wondering if an exterior chimney run like this is allowed/feasible/realistic. I'd like to add a wood stove to our basement (strike 1). We already have an electric fireplace in the living room as wife didn't want wood in there this time. So putting a wood stove in the same room as an electric is kinda dumb. I know I won't get a whole lot of heat upstairs but downstairs gets cold too and this should help a bit plus give us back up heat if/when the power goes out. We are currently all electric (strike 2).

The diagram is the only realistic place to run the chimney short of going straight up into the 3 season deck which I don't really want to do. Thus the ~8' diagonal. I do plan to add an outside air kit as the house is fairly new and probably fairly tight. Question is how well will the pull be if I have to run the pipe like this? I would guess the entire rise from the top of the stove would be 20+ feet. I like the idea of a 30 degree wall pass through to eliminate 90s. This would leave a 30 at the stove, 30 to start the horizontal, 30 to start the vertical. Need a cleanout or 2 in there too, right? Basement and first floor ceiling are 9 feet. Figured I'd ask here for objective answers vs "yes you can" from dealer. Thanks!

 

[all night moe]

I wouldn't. Major draft killer.
You mentioned going straight up through the seasonal room. I would. Since you say there is no other feasible place to exit the house, up through the seasonal room it is. If ascetics are an issue, you could build a chase around it and blend it in.

 

[stoveliker]

A run 30 from horizontal is not possible (no parts) with class A, I believe. And it is a draft killer especially if long as here.
30 deg from vertical is possible and I think could work, but that is not what you have drawn.

 

[EbS-P]

Hi I'm wondering if an exterior chimney run like this is allowed/feasible/realistic. I'd like to add a wood stove to our basement (strike 1). We already have an electric fireplace in the living room as wife didn't want wood in there this time. So putting a wood stove in the same room as an electric is kinda dumb. I know I won't get a whole lot of heat upstairs but downstairs gets cold too and this should help a bit plus give us back up heat if/when the power goes out. We are currently all electric (strike 2).

The diagram is the only realistic place to run the chimney short of going straight up into the 3 season deck which I don't really want to do. Thus the ~8' diagonal. I do plan to add an outside air kit as the house is fairly new and probably fairly tight. Question is how well will the pull be if I have to run the pipe like this? I would guess the entire rise from the top of the stove would be 20+ feet. I like the idea of a 30 degree wall pass through to eliminate 90s. This would leave a 30 at the stove, 30 to start the horizontal, 30 to start the vertical. Need a cleanout or 2 in there too, right? Basement and first floor ceiling are 9 feet. Figured I'd ask here for objective answers vs "yes you can" from dealer. Thanks!

Second vote for not possible. Pellet stove maybe.

 

[begreen]

A tee, rotated 30º to align with an offset 30º elbow is theoretically possible. Not at all ideal, and as noted, poor for drafting. It looks like there are windows in the seasonal porch. If the chimney was run straight up it would have to be chased to protect it from contact, thus blocking and eliminating that window area.

I'm curious why there are two French doors so close to each other. Do they service different rooms inside? If not, would eliminating the left door set and placing the stove there be an option?

 

[crevasse]

A tee, rotated 30º to align with an offset 30º elbow is theoretically possible. Not at all ideal, and as noted, poor for drafting. It looks like there are windows in the seasonal porch. If the chimney was run straight up it would have to be chased to protect it from contact, thus blocking and eliminating that window area.

I'm curious why there are two French doors so close to each other. Do they service different rooms inside? If not, would eliminating the left door set and placing the stove there be an option?

Hi the left french door is a separate room (gym) and not really suitable for a fireplace. I may be SOL on a wood burner. Bummer as I have lots of free wood.

 

[crevasse]

Second vote for not possible. Pellet stove maybe.

Pellet stove is a possibility, maybe the only option. Was hoping to get some free heating but may have to just go with a pellet stove and use for ambiance and emergencies with backup elec. I could install myself and probably save enough over a pro wood stove + chimney install to justify paying for pellets.

 

[begreen]

Look around for another option. Consider a stove on the main floor if none in the basement.

 

[all night moe]

Look around for another option. Consider a stove on the main floor if none in the basement.

I second this^^^

Electric fireplace or not. Just got to talk the wife back into a wood burner.

 

[crevasse]

I second this^^^

Electric fireplace or not. Just got to talk the wife back into a wood burner.

Already have an electric fancy fireplace in the living room off the 3 season deck. There's not a great place for one upstairs and wife doesn't want a wood burner there. May just go the pellet stove route at this point.

 

[all night moe]

Already have an electric fancy fireplace in the living room off the 3 season deck. There's not a great place for one upstairs and wife doesn't want a wood burner there. May just go the pellet stove route at this point.

Yes, I already read that in your opening post.

It's just that....well....nothing beats the comfort and ambience of wood heat. Take her pellet stove shopping. Possibly, she may fall in live with a beautiful wood burner on display. If you go now, for a looksie, they'll probably have a couple display stoves fired up.