Basement install
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bogieb
Minister of Fire
My P61a is vented thru a basement window in my 1960 era house. You need to replace the entire window with some nice thick plywood or OSB (or even two layers separated by and air layer). Use a regular thimble and caulk edges. I also run my OAK thru where the second pane would have been. My exhaust just sticks straight out the "window" with a 12" extension and then a Jet exhaust termination (which equates to something like 15" from the side of the house). Works well for me.
bogieb
Minister of Fire
Picture from inside. I used 3" semi-rigid aluminum flex hose for the OAK. I also covered that side (around the OAK) with Reflectix and foil tape. Of course can't do that by the exhaust.
From the outside. The OAK termination is for a 3" bath fan and the exhaust is sealed with high temp flexible Rutland SealItRight that comes in a caulk-type container Inside is sealed the same way).
bogieb
Minister of Fire
The pic from the inside makes that exhaust pipe look like it is right next to the wall. There is a 3" gap there. If you just have bare concrete/block walls you can run it just off the block - which is how it used to be. I actually moved my stove this fall in order to put up rigid foam insulation, Reflectix, then finish with metal strapping (leaves an airgap) then the wallboard. wallboard.
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