PelPro Pellet stove install into chimney in basement

[tborgers]

Hi all!

I am installing a pellet stove in my basement of my small ranch home. The house was built in 1977. It has a single flue chimney with clay liner of which a wood stove I currently hooked to. It is 8" in diameter as far as the current exhaust piping goes. I'm curious as to if I can use my chimney for the exhaust and as to what to use or intake air. Should I use the basement air for intake or pipe it outside for intake? I'd place thepellet stove upstairs but there isn't a good spot for it.

Thanks!

 

[stovelark]

Hello welcome aboard. It will work just fine whether you supply fresh air to it or not. If not too difficult to supply, I do believe outside air is a benefit. For venting into your chimney, use pellet vent pipe from the stove up to the chimney. If your stove MFR allows, the stove can vent directly into the chimney for venting. Or, you may need to run a 4 inch flex liner (3 or 4 inch whatever pellet vent size you are using, I'd suggest 4 inch) the length of the chimney and hook it up to the pellet vent adaptor at the wall thimble. The stove will run better and usually it is easier to clean the venting. See what the stove MFR and/or your local building inspector will allow you to do. Hope this helps.

 

[Don2222]

Hello

Welcome

I have refurbished many Pelpro Stoves, They are good machines. Too bad Danson sold out to HHT (Home and Hearth Technologies).

I have a basement install to heat my split entry similar to what you have. A good center of the house location near the basement stairs is the best location. My stove is connected into a clay lined 8x8 block chimney as well. The pellet ash sticks to the clay liner and builds up until the stove chokes. Having an oak is better for comfort but bringing cool damp air from the outside can give alot of caked ash in the early morning hours for extra burn pot cleanings.

Therefore I finally went to the Selkirk DT Masonry Conversion kit with the 4" SS liner and could not be happier! No more caked ash in the burn pot and the stove never chokes!
See detail info and pics
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...asonary-or-metal-chimney.104406/#post-1378518

Also cutting 2 registers in the floor and bringing the ductwork to touch the front of the stove makes a huge difference. I can now set the temperature in the livingroom upstairs and the stove will maintain that temperature within 1 degree!

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...ting-the-heat-up-one-floor.65315/#post-818344

See also ductowk fan pics
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/anyone-have-trouble-with-their-ductwork-fan.93606/

This I found is the absolute best solution but took a few years to figure out!

Just my 2 cents.

Good Luck!

P.S.
Here is a Pelpro that may be similar to yours that I perked up a bit.
See pics
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/another-pelpro-wood-pellet-stove-revival.86089/

 

[tborgers]

Think I'll get enough air to naturally move upward if I have floor registers placed in each room on the main floor? The stove sits pretty much directly under the bedrooms and on the opposite side of the basement stairs going up. My main floor is about 1100 square feet.

 

[tborgers]

I'll probably tie into the existing chimney without a liner to start, and see how it goes for the first winter. I'll also run fresh air from outside for the intake. If the exhaust doesn't work the best this season i'll convert it over in spring. Thanks for the info!