Pellet Stove Wall Installation

Typically a pellet stove is installed approximately 1 2 inches from a wall so the vent can travel out the back of the stove and through a rear wall.

Pellet stove wall installation.

Also placing your stove next to a rear wall helps to hide the vent pipe and make your home elegant. Place the pellet stove on top of the floor pad making sure to maintain the proper clearances from combustible surfaces. Pellet stove vent pipe has a 3 stainless steel interior pipe with an air gap and then a 4 outer pipe of galvanised steel. As you can see in the professional pellet stove installation video above pellet stove vent pipe resembles gas stove flue pipe more than a wood stoves chimney.

Pellet stoves heat with a flame so safety is a major factor when determining the ideal location for installation. Install a code approved non combustible hearth pad for the stove to rest on. The vent can travel out the back of the stove through the wall making it inconspicuous if not nearly invisible. A pellet stove is typically installed just 1 to 2 inches away from a rear wall but you can install it farther out if you like.

Temporarily attach the vent pipe to the stove then bore a inch pilot hole through the exterior house wall. How to install a pellet stove pipe through a wall. For example there must be at least 1 inch of space from the back of the stove to. Pellet stoves are ideal for warming smaller rooms or an area of a room.