Wood Stove Pipes
Wood Stove Pipes And Their Importance
Wood stove pipes connect a wood burning stove to the chimney to vent the smoke and gases that result from combustion in the wood stove. Usually they are cylindrical metal tubes that transport air and smoke particles away from the fireplace, outdoors, to retain air quality indoors.
Stove pipes for wood burning stoves must be decided upon at the time of choosing the kind of venting you plan to have for your fireplace. There are a variety of pipes available for your wood stove. Chimney pipes can be a flexible wood stove pipe, too. Different shapes are available, with oval pipes for wood stoves being quite popular. Several types of wood stove pipe and accessories are available that can give your fireplace a decorative look, while being useful. A wood stove pipe exhaust fan can ensure that no smoke stays in your home. A good quality wood stove pipe rain cap will prevent rain and other dust and debris from entering the wood stove through the chimney. Brass wood stove pipe collars fixed where the wood stove pipe enters your wall, give it a decorative look.
As an indispensable part of your chimney, installing a wood stove pipe must be done with the utmost care. Most manufacturers recommend that a qualified profession take care of your wood stove pipe installation and also perform regular maintenance.
A major part of the pipe venting for the wood stove remains inside the house to conserve the heat. Insulation is usually recommended especially if you need to run the wood stove vent pipe through a wall or roof. A wood stove pipe has the primary function of safety, so if it is installed to run through your ceiling, closets and other parts of your building it is risky. Chimney liners go a long way in helping you control smoke problems. An important precaution to follow though is to ensure that wood burning stove pipes are not run up the wall out the window as this is hazardous and may cause a fire to break out. A tight fit must be ensured where the wood or coal stove pipe connects with the chimney through wood stove pipe adapters. While connecting your stove pipe to the chimney, make sure you use the proper thimble and do not allow the pipe to extend into the flue since it would interfere with the draft.
For outdoor stoves like the Hardy wood stove, pipes are redundant since these stoves have no chimney.
