Wood burning stove without chimney?

nerak_y

Hiya,
In our new property the living room is formed as part of the extension. We were hoping to get a wood burning stove in this room and due to the lack of chimney presume this is no longer an option.

Does anyone know if it is possible to still have it but with the vent on the external wall behind where it is installed?

Thanks for your help :-)

nerak_y xx

DVardysShadow

You need a flue with some height to create a draught, so a vent will not cut it. Can you position a flue externally on the wall where you are thinking of putting a vent?

martinthebandit

Of course you can, its just a question of where you are going to run the flue.

We put one in our chimney less bungalow last year, cost, all in, was just over 2k

BlueC

Yes, its not ideal but you can have them installed with a flue system instead of using a chimney but must meet building regs. Consult a HETAS registered installer.

http://www.hetas.co.uk/

nerak_y

Oh that sounds promising! Yeah it is a gable end wall backing onto where the stove would be placed. The extension has an upstairs too (ours is also a bungalow, well will be when we get the keys in January 2012 :-D).

Is the required flue the black piping then? Sorry i have only ever had the joys of central heating so don't know much about them other than i NEED one!

nerak_y xx

Ectophile

Yes, the flue is just a pipe of around 5 or 6 inches diameter. It will need to go straight up or diagonally, and end up high enough for the fire to draw, and where it won't smoke out anyone who opens a window.

Rolandtheroadie

You'll need to double check the flue.
It may have to be double skinned or boxed in.

mildred1978

You should check that you're not in a smokeless zone before doing anything.

We're not and the people opposite have just converted their garage into a 2nd sitting room. There's a 12 ft silver flue sticking out of the garage roof on the front side. It looks absolutely ridiculous.

martinthebandit

mildred1978 wrote: »

You should check that you're not in a smokeless zone before doing anything.

We're not and the people opposite have just converted their garage into a 2nd sitting room. There's a 12 ft silver flue sticking out of the garage roof on the front side. It looks absolutely ridiculous.

Although there are plenty of wood burners that are suitable for smokeless zones.

Oh and the flue may look ridiculous but I bet its toasty and warm inside.

karl-123

strict rules apply to the termination point,
ventilation,
size of pipe,
type of pipe,
pipe support,
acess,
ect, ect,
concerning conventional or "open" flues
with gas appliances, i am sure the same applies with solid fuel,

timmmers

It's probably easier and cheaper than if you had a chimney that required lining (and flexible piping) and if you have a length of pipe above the stove you'd benefit from heat that would be lost too. Most of the good stove company websites have lots of info on this type of thing, Google is your friend.
If you haven't had one before, be very aware how hot these things get, so kids and pets need to be thought about...especially cats who jump on them and really badly burn their feet if they aren't tucked into a rebate in the fireplace.