requirements for wood burning stove exhaust

Chuckman

Chuckman

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so, a good bud on here has a sa-weeet hunting cabin and we are heating it currently with a kerosun heater, but have a cool old vintage wood stove. almost like a pot bellied stove, but not quite. so the cabin is two story and the stove would be down stairs. it originally had a brick chimney but we took it down for fear of it crushing us... so what is required and safe for the exhaust? does it need to be double walled pipe the whole way unless its X distance from the wood siding? how far above the roof line does it need to extend? I don't know jack about this, and its time to start looking for material for next season. :huggy:
 
If it is outside the structure it should be double wall. If not the gases will cool to much and you loose the draft if the chimney and creosote will build. Inside the lower floor single will work and it will give off some heat.

Keep as few bends as possible.

If you keep an eye out a local Lowes may offer a deal on items left over from this season.
 
Cut a hole in the wall about 2'X2' and get you a pipe to go into it that stove pipe will fit into. Frame up the 2'X2" hole and lay brick around it. On the outside, find some more pipe that will fit the one in the wall, elbow, and run it up above the roof line. secure it to the cabin, but away from it. Put a cover over it so it doesn't rain into it, but it can still exhaust. Not the prettiest, but function able. Build a platform for the wood stove out of paver blocks or bricks, spread some mud on it to keep it together and seal the cracks. Enjoy the warmth. Oh and from my experience with two story cabins, the upstairs will be nice and cozy as we all know, heat rises.
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Seems like I remember hearing that the top of the exhaust has to be above the peak of the roof, but I'm not positive on that.
 
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