I know, I know, discussed ad nauseum but I have a legitimate idea I think.
I will soon be getting my Woodstock fireview which I plan to install in my ranch style house. The stove will sit on my existing masonry fireplace hearth and I plan to install forever flex liner the length of the masonry chimney and to insulate it with that wrap to ensure good performance. I'm an engineer and a bigtime believer in DIRTFT - do it right the first time so naturally I am not content finishing the installation and seeing how things go before making a move on the OAK. Unfortunately though, since the dove will be placed in front of my existing masonry fireplace, I would have to drill through the bricks for the OAK or to the side of the chimney through the wall. Naturally, both options were vetoed by my wife. So I was thinking about running the "intake" pipe up the existing masonry chimney to the side of the exhaust liner (which would be insulated). Has anyone done this? I had planned on terminating the intake pipe a foot or so below where te exhaust cap will be placed to hopefully prevent circulating the exhaust gasses back in again.
Best part is, I estimate I only need ten to 15 feet of flex since the stove will be on the first floor of a one level ranch with a hip-style low pitch roof. If I buy a kit of 25 feet of flex and insulation, I can run them both insulated side by side down the existing chimney, all I would need is a 6" to 4" conversion section at the stove itself.
In theory, this should work. Anyone attempt something similar?
Thanks
Joe
I will soon be getting my Woodstock fireview which I plan to install in my ranch style house. The stove will sit on my existing masonry fireplace hearth and I plan to install forever flex liner the length of the masonry chimney and to insulate it with that wrap to ensure good performance. I'm an engineer and a bigtime believer in DIRTFT - do it right the first time so naturally I am not content finishing the installation and seeing how things go before making a move on the OAK. Unfortunately though, since the dove will be placed in front of my existing masonry fireplace, I would have to drill through the bricks for the OAK or to the side of the chimney through the wall. Naturally, both options were vetoed by my wife. So I was thinking about running the "intake" pipe up the existing masonry chimney to the side of the exhaust liner (which would be insulated). Has anyone done this? I had planned on terminating the intake pipe a foot or so below where te exhaust cap will be placed to hopefully prevent circulating the exhaust gasses back in again.
Best part is, I estimate I only need ten to 15 feet of flex since the stove will be on the first floor of a one level ranch with a hip-style low pitch roof. If I buy a kit of 25 feet of flex and insulation, I can run them both insulated side by side down the existing chimney, all I would need is a 6" to 4" conversion section at the stove itself.
In theory, this should work. Anyone attempt something similar?
Thanks
Joe