Where is the best place to put a wall vent for my stove

batman1

I am planning on fitting a boiler inset multifuel stove and have been told that I will need to install a wall vent to comply with building regs etc as it's over 5Kw.

Firstly, is that correct if the stove is 14Kw?

The window has a trickle vent but probably not suitable/big enough.

I have attached a drawing of my living room and the 2 positions, A and B are the only 2 locations that are on an external wall to which the vent could be fitted.

Would fitting it high up in position 'B' cause a constant draught across the room to the stove?

My own thinking is that position 'A' would keep the draught on the fireplace side of the room and not run across where the seating areas are.

I would like some opinion on this one as putting a wall vent in was not in my plans to make the house warmer, but I don't want to risk any issues with carbon monoxide.

Robbie.G

batman1 wrote: »

I am planning on fitting a boiler inset multifuel stove and have been told that I will need to install a wall vent to comply with building regs etc as it's over 5Kw.

Firstly, is that correct if the stove is 14Kw?

The window has a trickle vent but probably not suitable/big enough.

I have attached a drawing of my living room and the 2 positions, A and B are the only 2 locations that are on an external wall to which the vent could be fitted.

Would fitting it high up in position 'B' cause a constant draught across the room to the stove?

My own thinking is that position 'A' would keep the draught on the fireplace side of the room and not run across where the seating areas are.

I would like some opinion on this one as putting a wall vent in was not in my plans to make the house warmer, but I don't want to risk any issues with carbon monoxide.

Firstly all stoves need a vent to the room no mater what kw the stove is.Stove shops tell you that you only need a vent over 5kw that is an English reg Irish regs say you always need a vent.
Personally I would go with option A for the reasons you mention that vent needs to be 125mm by the way

batman1

Robbie.G wrote: »

Firstly all stoves need a vent to the room no mater what kw the stove is.Stove shops tell you that you only need a vent over 5kw that is an English reg Irish regs say you always need a vent.
Personally I would go with option A for the reasons you mention that vent needs to be 125mm by the way

Thanks. Just have to convince the missus now

What's the best type of vent to fit? Are there vents that reduce noise levels or a gale of wind coming in if it's windy? What I mean is are there particular grilles or covers for outside/ inside that are better than others?

Robbie.G

batman1 wrote: »

Thanks. Just have to convince the missus now

What's the best type of vent to fit? Are there vents that reduce noise levels or a gale of wind coming in if it's windy? What I mean is are there particular grilles or covers for outside/ inside that are better than others?

You can get anti-draught vents go to your local builders merchant and see what they have the internal vent has to be permanently open ie non close able

hanloj1

I would make sure that either A or B isn't a dead spot for the wind. We fitted a stove, the vent had been fitted before we bought house. We found after a period of time that the walls started getting black. After investigation we found that the vent was drawing the air out rather than pushing in. We have since moved the vent to a different wall and have no problems since.

TPM

Regardless of where you put the vent install a carbon monoxide alarm in the room.
Personally I think they are as important if not more important than fire alams

shane0007

Hamiltons Gas Products sell a very good wall vent that has baffles to prevent wind howling through but allows induced air for combustion. They are also telescopic to suit most walk thicknesses.

batman1

When fitting the vent, should it be high up or low down in the wall?

Robbie.G

batman1 wrote: »

When fitting the vent, should it be high up or low down in the wall?

High up around height of top of windows stop direct draft on you

paddy147

shane0007 wrote: »

Hamiltons Gas Products sell a very good wall vent that has baffles to prevent wind howling through but allows induced air for combustion. They are also telescopic to suit most walk thicknesses.

http://www.gasproducts.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&SS=anti+draught+vent&PR=-1&TB=A



There is another make of wall vent with baffles built into the actual tube part and it has a flush fitting external vent cover.


It drasticly reduces external noise too.


Dont know who makes it and where I saw it though.