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Thu, Jul 24, 08 at 18:59
| Does anyone know of a pre-fab wood burning fireplace that uses smaller than a 12" flue? |
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- Posted by old-vt-crafter (My Page) on Fri, Jul 25, 08 at 7:10
| Do you want the fireplace for heat, or for looks? Because fireplaces are heat LOSERS. Commonly called "negative" heat. The room heat goes right up the chimney. We had a "zero clearance" or prefab fireplace in our last house. It wasn't efficient at all so we installed a woodstove insert in it. The fireplace flue was 8 inches and the stove flue was 6 inches. Now if you want the fireplace for heat, then look into an airtight fireplace from the woodstove manufacturers. They look JUST like a fireplace but are heaters. And they have 6 inch flues. |
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- Posted by mightyanvil (My Page) on Sun, Aug 3, 08 at 18:26
| The area of a chimney flue is determined by the area of the fireplace opening so you only need to get a small fireplace. One brand of prefab wood burning fireplace with a 36" wide and 29" high firebox opening has a 10" inside and 15" outside metal chimney diameter. I like the "negative heat" idea. From a wood stove brochure no doubt. Any wood burning appliance that opens up so you can see the fire will have a larger flue than a heating stove or the room would fill with smoke. |
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| there are two classifications decorative meaning just that most of the heat goes up the chimney The other classification is high efficiency Essentially it is a wood stove fireplace listed with an Epa efficiency rating If you are looking for a positive heat gain then purchase an EPA rated fireplace If you don't care and want a negative heat loss t and only want aesthetics of a fireplace then purchase the decorative models not EPA rated. They tend to be much cheaper and made that way as well http://www.hearthtalk.com/ |
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