Step 1 do the preparations the presence of a chimney flue is important in this installation since you will be attaching the new vent pipe through the flue.
Oil furnace pipe to chimney.
Proper furnace water heater venting is an extremely important issue which depends on the performance of the house chimney chimney flue or other exhaust assemblies.
Duratech is a double wall all fuel chimney system for used with wood stoves fireplaces furnaces boilers ranges water heaters or other appliances fueled by wood oil coal or gas and zero clearance fireplaces that are factory built.
According to hvac condensation builds inside of vents promoting deterioration of the furnace.
This allows the hot combustion gases to to move into the chimney easier.
Clay or tile flue liners help with proper evaporation.
Make sure that the vent pipe for your oil furnace does not come in contact with your stove vent pipe because methane gas is flammable.
The conditions explained in this post also apply to the wood burning appliances.
You would core a hole 1 4 to 1 2 inch bigger than the outer diameter of the pipe.
The pipe then slips into the hole and is sealed with a high temperature silicone caulk.
A flue pipe is a metal pipe that either stands alone as a chimney pipe leading from a furnace or runs inside a masonry chimney.
In the old masonry chimneys the tile flues can crack or break over time due to the effects of repeated heating and cooling of the air inside the chimney.
Once inside the chimney foundation structure the smoke pipe becomes a flue that continues up through the fireplace into the chimney and provides exhaust for furnace smoke and gases.
The size would depend on your furnace s flue pipe connection.
Pitch the flue pipe up toward the chimney.
Both gas and oil furnaces use masonry chimney flue vents that handle a temperature range from 350 f to 1800 f degrees.
The procedure is similar to that of a fireplace flue.
Or roof or through an existing unused chimney through which a vent pipe is passed vertical direct exhaust.
Consequences of improperly assembled vent pipes problematic chimney flue deteriorating chimney walls can be sometimes fatal fire and carbon.
In figure 6 4 we have a drawing which shows a simple installation of the oil fired furnace and the water heater.
We have 6 pieces that lead from the furnace to the chimney.
Direct venting systems eliminate the need for a chimney.
This month we will look at direct venting and its benefits and drawbacks.
Direct or through the wall venting of oil fired heating equipment is becoming a major discussion topic in the oil heat industry.
Side wall vent equipment for oil fired boilers furnaces water heaters.
The lengths are 11 inches 13 inches 12 5 inches 14 inch and two 24 inch pieces that total 88 5 inches or about 7 feet and then we add two 90 degree elbows at 11 feet.
