Advice needed for stove placement-happy holidays!

[BlazeJester]

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Good day all, I am in need of some advice regarding the placement of a freestanding woodstove in the downstairs of a split ranch home. The stove model is a BlazeKing Sirocco 30.2 on a pedestal.

Ive received a few project estimates from local installers;I had a technician out recently who seemed adamant that the window will need to be sealed off due to clearances, He also didnt think double wall pipe for the inside was needed because the house is considered insulated. This is in contrast to another technicians estimated plans, so Ive come here in search of experienced opinions.

the general dimensions for the inside picture is 8' ceilings - from the right of the window trim to the wall is 5.5'-the left of the window trim to the beam is 3'.

for the outside picture, the roof peak is 21' off of slab

id like the stove to be as near centered in front of the window with the vertical pipe exiting the stovetop 3' up then an angled pipe to send it to the wall to the right of the window. Does this seem achievable?

Thank you everyone, stay warm and have a great holiday season!

 

[stoveliker]

1. Get double wall pipe. The BK will be behaving better with it; heat is shed from the stove and there's not much left in the flue when you burn on low. So the flue can get too cold. Double wall pipe inside helps retain the necessary heat to have sufficient draft and to avoid cooling down so much that you risk creosote deposits.

2. Double wall pipe has lower clearances. If the window is outside of the clearances, and outside of the clearances to combustibles of the thimble that goes through the wall, it's all good.

3. I would not go up "a little", angle sideways, then 90 degrees into a thimble, then 90 degrees up. Best is to go straight up through the floors. That's likely not possible. Second best is to go up 2 ft, then use two 45 degree elbows to turn into the thimble (decreasing a horizontal run as much as possible), then go out and up.

Aesthetics are one thing, a stove that performs less than designed for or hoped for because of compromises for aesthetics will be a frustrating thing for years to come.