External Wood Burner Flue

Flues for wood burning and multi fuel stoves including flexible flue liner single skin flues and insulated flues or twin wall flues.

External wood burner flue.

We carry 4 sizes of front loading forced air wood burning furnaces. You will normally then use the corresponding sized vitreous enamel flue pipe for the first section of flue from the stove to take you into the chimney. Use black painted flue pipes. In reality the vast majority of wood burning multifuel stove installations will not require planning permission but it is worth checking out.

Deadly unburned vapors from the oil burner could back up into the stove and the room where it is located. 6 7 and 8 inch diameter flue pipes must be at least 24 gauge in thickness. These models can also be designed to burn coal. The question of whether you need planning permission for a flue is not covered in great detail on the internet.

A twin wall flue system is the key to fitting a wood burner without a chimney. A wood burning stove should never be connected to a wood stove flue which vents an oil burner. Discoloration of the exterior indicates a possible breakdown of the insulating material. 800 780 4302 or contact wood heating solutions at.

Galvanized flue pipes must not be used because the coatings vaporize at high temperatures and release dangerous gases. Any questionable section should be replaced. Building regulations clarify when planning permission is not required. The flue on a wood burning stove is located at the top of the body of stove and typically extends straight out the top of the stove or out the back of the unit with an upwards bend.

Most solid fuel appliances in the uk have either a 5 125mm or 6 150mm flue outlet on the top or rear of the appliance. Click here to see our boiler selection call our national sales team for more information. I ve explained below where the flue is located and what it looks like on both our wood burning and multi fuel stoves. External insulated flue systems are also a little more difficult to install and result in a colder chimney than a full internal system.

Simply speaking it is a series of connectable stainless steel pipes that can carry your stove fumes outside. That said our twin wall insulated flue prices are very reasonable and of course an added benefit of running the flue externally is that you don t use up any space in the rooms above your stove.