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Does stove chimney orientation create heat loss?

  • 05-01-2016 6:46pm
    #1
    briaineo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭


    Just wondering if the stove flue comes directly from the top on a stove does it become less efficient? As opposed to coming directly out the back and up at 90 degree bend.

    As people say about an open fire a lot of the the heat goes straight up the chimney.

    greenheat.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/New-twin-wall-flue-Wood-burning-and-multifuel-stoves.pdf

    Or is the effect minimal?

    thanks


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  • #2
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,889 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    I would be more concerned about Part j http://www.environ.ie/en/TGD/
    and the restriction on the number of bends.
    Plus rere exit pushes the stove further out so I always go straight up if at all possible.

    As for the twin wall lego in the link: never

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #3
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    I would be more concerned about Part j http://www.environ.ie/en/TGD/
    and the restriction on the number of bends.
    Plus rere exit pushes the stove further out so I always go straight up if at all possible.

    As for the twin wall lego in the link: never


    "As for the twin wall lego in the link: never"

    why not ?


  • #4
    Joe1919
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Joe1919


    One thing I noticed ( at least in my case) is that the top of the stove gets as lot hotter when the flue is piped out the back. Its great for boiling kettles (although I have stopped this as it marks the top of stove and needs frequent stove polish).


  • #5
    briaineo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭briaineo


    Hi

    I was thinking that the top would be hotter, which I would imagine = a bit more heat radiated around the room! Read some of the regs yesterday and if a 90 degree bend is used an access point is required for cleaning out debris etc below the vertical point.

    Which is not required if the stove flue has no bends. As the debris will fall directly into the stove.

    I like to have a stove set out from a wall.

    So to decide out at 90 and up or just straight up...


    The system in the link looked a but suspect to be can't understand why the type of joint was use between the floors.


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