Stove Installation

john.martin

Hi All - im currently getting a stove installed today and have just been asked to i want the flue to come from the back of the burner or the top?

From the back will make the burner sit out further on the hearth but from the top will have it further into the wall (looks tidier).

The have said that if its from the back it will provide better heat to the room but i was concerned that if it came out too far the door from the burner would open over the carpet...

Can anyone offer some quick advice...?

Thanks in advance...

pegasus1

flue from the back is better as the heat output would be better due to a more efficient airflow around the stove..
you would need an extra bit of hearth the length of your existing one angled out(30 degree angle) from the edge till it would measure 9 inches in front of stove- like the bottom half of a pyramid-...a installer will do this for you,
it really makes the stove fit in

also they can supply you with a coal catcher that would sit on top of the hearth extension...will stop any pieces that happen to tumble out of the stove...

paddy147

You should NEVER EVER have a stove that opens over a carpet.

Big no no there.

You need at least 300mm of a hearth in front of the stove door.

You would be better off with a top mounted flue pipe,as you wont notice any marginal heat difference and also the stove will sit into the fireplace better and give you a bit more floor space.Vital is your living room isnt the biggest with regards floor space and also if you have kids.;)


What stove did you go for????

pegasus1

paddy147 i would think 225mm ie 9 inches is required by the irish regs due to the applience having a normally closed door for normal operation

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1650,en.pdf

it is in section 2.22 diagram 7..

for a closed appliance which may properly be used with its front open..it would need to be 300mm

now a solid fuel stove with its door open would be very inefficient therefore not properly used with it's front open...

from 225 to 300 mm is not much in distance so where is the logic...if a piece of coal happen to fall out it will not stop before 300mm anyway...which is why i use a coal catcher..

pegasus1

afaik a stove needs an airgap around its sides so you wont be able to squeeze it in to a tight space...

john.martin

Thanks Everyone for your replies - ended up installing the flue from the back as was advised, if it had been installed from the top the stove would have been very ineffective heat wise as it would have been recessed into the chamber. It is a Waterford Stanly Oisin Stove and im just waiting for the cement to dry - i have been advised that i can light it tonight - looking forward to it...

Wolfhound14

" flue from the back is better as the heat output would be better due to a more efficient airflow around the stove.."

Is this well known?
I am asking because I have ordered a stove and was advised by the guy selling that the top would give better airflow and therefore better heat.
Confused now.
I won't be installing for a few more weeks, just curious.