I would like to replace my pellet stove with a wood stove. My current choice is a Woodstock Ideal Steel Hybrid. I have approached my favorite local stove dealer about installation. I'm not sure where else to look for an installation design. The steep roof on this story and a half house would seem to complicate a vertical pipe. What are your thoughts. The home is just east of Pueblo, CO.
I just called another stove dealer. He suggested putting vertical pipe above the stove to 18" below the ceiling, out the wall, and then more vertical pipe outside.
My basement install is through the wall type of install. If I had it to do over I would do whatever I had to do to go straight up.
What don't you like about the through the wall install?. I'm thinking vertical only as well. I don't know if vertical is realistic at this point.
This crawl space is above the stove, maybe not straight above the stove outlet though. View attachment 297658 It seems to me the pitch of the roof will complicate the install. How high would the pipe have to go? View attachment 297654
Couple ideas. 1. Put the new stove somewhere else in the house that's easier to install. 2. If the new stove is in the same corner, the pipe from the stove to the ceiling doesn't have have to be vertical. A little angle might be enough to put the install in the crawl space.
Given the layout of the house, I don't think there is another good spot for install. The pellet stove (Quadrafire 1100i) is able to heat the house comfortably in the coldest weather we've had over the last three years. Yes, I think a little offset angle will allow the stove pipe to be centered in the second floor crawlspace. I'm a novice at this. I then wonder how the external pipe can be supported to the proper height.
Draft issues. My house is really tight and I fight my basement stove when 30 or warmer. My upstairs stove pipe is straight up and the difference is night and day. Chimney caps are same height on both stoves.
Basement installs are always more problematic than a stove on the main floor. My main concern would be finding a storm collar for the chimney with a roof that steep. Might take some custom made parts. I'd go out the wall personally.
Nice to meet you cootcraig My husband does roofing and goes back to the same house every other year to repair the roof and straighten out the stove pipe coming out of a steep roof. The spring snows build up against it or, slide into it. How much snow does Pueblo get, and being down there I imagine it's wet and heavy. First suggestion to that home owner was to move the pipe, but it's a vacation home they rarely visit and instead pay repairs when go there Design? You might need either a bigger hearth or ember protection, wood stoves need more clearance than pellet stoves. And for Brendy's remark above how about a 45* up higher on the wall then vertical like your pellet stove pipe?
Today, I tracked down an experienced local stove pipe installer and sweep. I'm sending the above pictures to him, and will likely have him out to inspect and advise.
My “basement “ is daylighted on 2.5 sides. It has 2 garage doors and a patio door along with windows. Some may not even call it a basement. My draft is very touchy, I crack the patio door every time I open stove door. Plus I have 24’ of pipe outside, with flue temps being so much lower with modern stoves i wish I would have ran it straight up.
Another thing that affects me is my home is surrounded by trees and kinda sits in a low area. Not much wind hits the roof.
