Double Wall Pipe Clearance To Combustibles

I know of no single wall pipe for wood burning that can be within 6 of.

Double wall pipe clearance to combustibles. Most of the double wall stove pipe allows for 6 clearance from wall combustibles and 8 from ceiling combustibles. To 6 in the closest clearance to a wall of any connector pipe. For example a single wall stove pipe requires 18 inches of clearance from ceilings or walls. When combining lengths remember to subtract 1 5 from each to account for overlap.

Using a heat shield on a single wall stovepipe allows you to reduce the clearances from 18 to 6 to the wall and 9 to the ceiling. Oem safety info should have been stamped into the material. Will i think you may have missed that he was talking about a wood burning stove. Is it 1 or 2.

Double walled or close clearance stove pipe is used to connect your stove to the chimney. The kits i ve seen have the black pipe terminating at the ceiling box adapt a collar from it to the insulated. It may actually be zero clearance acceptable. Double wall stovepipe is used when you don t have 18 or more clearance from combustibles.

Dvl s double wall air insulated design reduces clearances to combustibles from 18 in. This pipe has a clearance of only 6 to combustible materials and keeps flue gases warm for better draft. Most manufacturers of stove pipe have some type of thimble for the pipe to pass through and usually recommend at least double wall insulated pipe to be inserted through the thimble and allow the double wall pipe to be as close as 2. Thank you rick michigan.

Double wall pipe should not be cut. Nh fire bear by private email 2016 07 26. Dvl double wall stovepipe completes the venting system when used with one of duravent s chimney products such as duratech duraplus or duraplus htc. On 2017 11 23 by mod pat indeed this is a common complaint that we hear from readers.

I assume no contact is recommended. Black single wall stove pipe has a clearance to combustibles of 18 double wall black pipe has a clearance of 6 whereas class a chimney pipe is generally 2. Once the venting reaches the wall or ceiling it must be converted to class a chimney pipe. What is the original specification for clearances from the outer wall to combustibles.

Black pipe used outside will run way cooler flue temperatures than class a chimney and will potentially build up creosote quite rapidly increasing the chance of a chimney fire. That picture shows at least a double wall and possible triple wall.