Is it legal/safe for my wood burning stove's chimney to bend at a 90 to exit at the top of my foundation?

Question

Hi. I'm planning on installing a wood burning stove in my basement. I want to avoid the expense of taking the chimney up through my house and out the roof. Is there a legal and safe alternative to doing this? Thanks for your advice.

Dale

Answer 1

yes this is fine, you just need a wall thimble to safely go through the wall. You also need to use class A vent pipe for this. Simpson and many other companies make a venting system with components that will do what you are looking for.

Here is the dealer locate for Simpson.

http://www.duravent.com/?page=lookup2/index.php

Answer 2

You can have a 90 in a chimney, but you need to have a chimney out side your house.

They make special pieces that go through walls so as to not have a fire. The chimney pipe gets very hot.

Instead of a wood stove, you might consider a pellet stove. It uses a smaller flue, creates less waste, heats as good and the fuel is cheaper.

I have had both. I burned wood in Vermont for over 10 years and I now have a pellet stove in my fire place. I live in Missouri and last winter it cost me 500 dollars to heat a 2500+ sq. ft. home. Pellets are the way to go. They come in forty pound bags fo about 3-4 dollars.

Answer 3

You will still need to run piping up past the roof. Otherwise, you will get a downdraft and fill the house with smoke. I advise you also check with your homeowners insurance company. I found that I could have a built-in fireplace at no extra cost but a freestanding stove would raise my rates 10%.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

You can definitely do this legally but there are plenty of requirements involved. Basically no un-insulated stove pipe can be exposed outside or thru the wall.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

yes dale,
you can exit at the top of your foundation. you will have to run the pipe all the way up though on the outside. you will have to use the triplle wall insulated pipe the whole way. if you have a closet somewhere near you could run it up through thereand not have to worry about it less expensive and still out of site.

Answer 8

I think it is very important to advise you to have a thorough inspection every year for buildup. Better safe than burned out!!!