vented vs. non vented flashing

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Spauld

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Jun 8, 2014
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Colorado
Can someone tell me why vented flashing exists? Seems you'd want to keep water and insects OUT of your chimney installation. I'm about to purchase flashing for my wood stove install and just thought I should check this out first. Thanks.
 
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