External Wood Burner Flue

A twin wall flue system is the key to fitting a wood burner without a chimney.

External wood burner flue.

You will normally then use the corresponding sized vitreous enamel flue pipe for the first section of flue from the stove to take you into the chimney. These models can also be designed to burn coal. External insulated flue systems are also a little more difficult to install and result in a colder chimney than a full internal system. 800 780 4302 or contact wood heating solutions at.

Most solid fuel appliances in the uk have either a 5 125mm or 6 150mm flue outlet on the top or rear of the appliance. 6 7 and 8 inch diameter flue pipes must be at least 24 gauge in thickness. Building regulations clarify when planning permission is not required. A wood burning stove should never be connected to a wood stove flue which vents an oil burner.

Galvanized flue pipes must not be used because the coatings vaporize at high temperatures and release dangerous gases. Simply speaking it is a series of connectable stainless steel pipes that can carry your stove fumes outside. Flues for wood burning and multi fuel stoves including flexible flue liner single skin flues and insulated flues or twin wall flues. Chimneys and flues are also available in a number of different materials stainless steel concrete pumice clay or ceramic and plastic.

Any questionable section should be replaced. We carry 4 sizes of front loading forced air wood burning furnaces. Use black painted flue pipes. Simply speaking it is a series of connectable stainless steel pipes that can carry your stove fumes outside.

Click here to see our boiler selection call our national sales team for more information. The question of whether you need planning permission for a flue is not covered in great detail on the internet. In reality the vast majority of wood burning multifuel stove installations will not require planning permission but it is worth checking out. Discoloration of the exterior indicates a possible breakdown of the insulating material.

That said our twin wall insulated flue prices are very reasonable and of course an added benefit of running the flue externally is that you don t use up any space in the rooms above your stove. I ve explained below where the flue is located and what it looks like on both our wood burning and multi fuel stoves.