i have had 3 installers over to look at installing a wood stove. They have all recommended different layout options so now I don't know what to do. I do not have a chimney so I would have to put in new pipe. I have a very open house with about 500 sq foot living/kitchen area. It has 16 foot ceilings. Plus a loft area with two bedrooms off of it.
One area to put the stove would have 16 feet strait up in side then go through the roof to near the peak and have a few feet sticking out outside. Which is what one installer recommended
The other option would be to go up 14 inside then out. However this is on the low side of a very steep roof so there would be a lot of pipe on the outside of the house. At least 9 feet to make the clearances. However, for the inside layout this would be a much better option.
I think that would be an issue having so much pipe on the outside due to draw and being difficult to access for cleaning. Am I right? Would it be much better to go out near the peak?
Also this installer said that with the new efficient stoves you should only use double wall pipe inside and out. I have the space so I thought that using single wall, for the inside part would be fine. Other installers said that I would be ok with single wall inside.?
One area to put the stove would have 16 feet strait up in side then go through the roof to near the peak and have a few feet sticking out outside. Which is what one installer recommended
The other option would be to go up 14 inside then out. However this is on the low side of a very steep roof so there would be a lot of pipe on the outside of the house. At least 9 feet to make the clearances. However, for the inside layout this would be a much better option.
I think that would be an issue having so much pipe on the outside due to draw and being difficult to access for cleaning. Am I right? Would it be much better to go out near the peak?
Also this installer said that with the new efficient stoves you should only use double wall pipe inside and out. I have the space so I thought that using single wall, for the inside part would be fine. Other installers said that I would be ok with single wall inside.?