Wood furnace duct work and a pellet furnace

[JustinTyme01]

Since I didn’t get any answers on my other thread i wanted to ask a different question...

Can I run a pellet furnace into the same duct work I use for a wood furnace and could i run them both at the same time?

I currently have a Vogelzang 1500 and was considering buying a US stove model 8500.

 

[Supersurvey]

Would like to know that answer.

 

[Happy Stacker]

While a pellet stove can vent using a 6-8" class A chimney, I believe each stove needs a separate flue. Some good info on pellet stove venting can be found here... http://nevelsstoves.com/pellet-stove-venting.html

 

[Happy Stacker]

This forum has a great search feature and this post agrees with my thoughts on needing 2 separate flues. https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/can-woodstove-share-same-chimney-as-pellet-stove.128699/

 

[JustinTyme01]

I wasn’t talking about the cminey. I was talking about duct work you hook up to the unit which blows hot air throughout your house.

 

[jetsam]

You can't vent any two things on the same flue because of the possibility of one appliance venting through the second appliance.

You face a similar problem with forced hot air, although with less possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning. The hot air can still vent through the other appliance, though there are setups that allow you to do it.

 

[JustinTyme01]

I’m not asking about venting two furnaces out of the same flue. Both units would have their own chimmney on opposite sides of the house. I have duct work ran from a wood furnace to force hot air to my first floor. I’d like to add a pellet furnace with its own chimney. Can i hook it up to existing duct work from my wood furnace to force hot air to the first floor using both furnaces and have the exhaust from the furnaces vented outside with their own chimney.

 

[bholler]

I’m not asking about venting two furnaces out of the same flue. Both units would have their own chimmney on opposite sides of the house. I have duct work ran from a wood furnace to force hot air to my first floor. I’d like to add a pellet furnace with its own chimney. Can i hook it up to existing duct work from my wood furnace to force hot air to the first floor using both furnaces and have the exhaust from the furnaces vented outside with their own chimney.

Read the furnace manuals that is where you will find the answers. In most cases it is acceptable though.