I bought a wood stove which would fit into my fireplace. The brick chimney is 3 stories tall in an exterior wall. Is it safe to use the wood stove there? If so, I assume an exhaust pipe is needed, so how long should the exhaust pipe from the stove rise up (in) the chimney? Thank you in advance.

-- Chim (mbierman1@aol.com), November 28, 1999

Answers

i think what you're looking for is on this page....sorry.do not know how to do links....but clip and paste works..*G* http://hearth.com/what/installstove.html

-- clover (clover_1_1@yahoo.com), November 28, 1999.

I had a fireplace insert installed in my fireplace. We installed a stovepipe within the chimney all the way up. Why? Because it eliminated the massive heat loss through the chimney that was occuring because of its size. No use installing a woodstove and having to keep the damper perminantely open to accompany the stove pipe. You will lose all your heat up the chimney. (Always remember - heat rises)

-- anon (anon@anon.calm), November 28, 1999.