Big E Big question

[buildingmaint]

BBennet, I got your PM. But I'll post here just in case someone down the road tries this.

Your in for an up hill climb with the basement install and no insulation. I take it you just want to warm the basement but transfer most of the heat upstairs. Short of connecting duct work to the stove. I have seen some stoves ducted into the furnace plenum and work pretty well. Using the hood is the next best. But you lose lots of heat. I am using the hood to collect my heat, But I don't have a furnace so. I do plan on increasing my blower on the Omega and ducting right to the stove. I need to increase the blower to reduce the heat from the stove as it is too hot to duct upstairs. I am going to double the blower and run it faster to cool the air on the convection of the stove to about 100ºF. Any hotter and it might burn the toes on the floor vents.

You will need to add some insulation to the basement walls. I used the foam boards on the cement. I stuffed fiberglass in the eves and the knee walls with the most I could. It helped much with heat loss.

How big an area is the basement? Just to get a feel for the install.

Now for the stove>

The bigE was dubbed a furnace when I bought it and was told I could hook duct to it. But after a year and a half of struggling in the cold I upgrade to the beast I have now. The bigE isn't big on BTU output and the highest setting is only allowed to be used for a few hours and or you will over heat it. So you may need to increase the blower CFM so you can run it maxed out if need be. I'll pass along info if you need it.

The 2nd issue is the high/low feature on the bigE is useless but it could be handy. But becuase you need to adjust the damper for each setting. It needs a lower draft setting on low and when you go to high. You have to be there to increase the draft setting. Well there is a fix I am working on! It will require a new control board to make it work. The board will also make it so you only need to set the damper once and as you chance speeds the Combustion blower will adjust to each heat setting. This will give you high/low access which helps in the cold and saves the igniter. The board is a plug in but I am not finish tweaking yet. So well have to put it on hold.

I know there expensive but what we both really need is a furnace to connect duct work to or sister to the furnace. By the time I am done playing I probably could have bought mine and not had to insulate the basement.

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

 

[Countryboymo]

I have a Castile in our basement but it is for supplemental heat mainly in case of a power outage or when it gets cold enough the heat pump can't keep up and the strips are running which cost a fortune. It could just bring the temp to comfortable in the basement last year on high. I now have 1-1/2 insulation board covering the concrete on the north wall which is R7.5 and on the knee wall in the basement that is above ground there is R13 insulation and 2" insulation board across the top 40" of wall on the east side. I also have put 2" insulation board in the rim joists and foamed it in place. I have one room finished so far that has 2" of foam on the exterior concrete portion with 2x4 construction in front of it which is cozy. If you really want to make an impact with a stove in the basement you better start gluing insulation board to the walls or finishing the basement. I am working toward finishing the basement so I am foaming first while I decide where to put walls.

I did run my pipe outside past the steps on the deck and run the shop vac hose up past the stove outlet in the clean out tee and blow out the horizontal section a few times a season. I am not sure if I need to but it is a precautionary measure.

With the insulation board on the north and east wall the stove can keep up enough in the basement that the furnace doesn't work as hard and it just feels warmer. I do not think I will ever be able to run without the furnace but don't care to. We had outside temps of 25 degrees with no moisture and the heat pump was able to heat the house without strips or the pellet stove helping. If it is above 30 it is cheaper to let the heat pump do it. At temps below 30 I start running the stove and the colder it gets the higher I run it. I have to confess though.... I have been running it a lot already this year just because it feels so much warmer in the house and is so nice after being cold at work all day to sit in the spare recliner in front of the stove and relax.

Keep in mind I am only at 38000 btu max also. Of course I also didn't plan to turn off the furnace either.

 

[BBennett]

To J-Takeman, I have in mind to insulate the concrete with some 2" board. And my basement is about 800 Sq feet and wide open, with the stairs from the 1st floor coming down in the center of the room.

Its good to hear that everyone has had much improved performance with the insulation of the walls so that will be a project for me in the coming months, my rim joist are already insulated with r-19. I will just need to add the sheeting on the walls.
I really didn't buy the stove to heat the whole house but to supplement the forced air and keep the floors warm. Like i mentioned with forced hot air, and wood floors, as soon as the furnace shuts off you can feel the temp start to fall. I also will be looking to be less dependent on oil, and the middle east for my heat

 

[jtakeman]

Meneillys is another member you can chat with. He has setup a quad for his dad and connected it to the furnace duct work. He talks about it.

here

I have seen a few other members here that connected duct work to the stove. I don't think its recommended because of the heat getting the ducts to hot. But even Bixby had advertised there UBB(ugly black box) could have duct work connected. But they revised because of hot vent issues.

 

[jtakeman]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

BBennet,

I hope that Jay and the others shed some light on the situation when using a pellet stove (and in particular the stove you have) in the basement.

I've done fairly well with my stove in the basement, however it is both insulated and finished. I also don't have the same stove you do and my house setup is quite a bit different than yours.

That is why I aimed you at Jay in the beginning.

Happy tinkering.

 

[jtakeman]

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/28754/

Here's some info on Breckwells damper

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/37656/

 

[BBennett]

Yea I have gotten great feedback from everyone. Thanks Smokey, J and everyone else that has posted , I will get some pics up as soon as I get this lit.

Oh yea Tinkering IS ALWAYS happy times

 

[captkirk5858]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

 

[jtakeman]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

 

[captkirk5858]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Holy Sheep....5? I bet he runs through some pellets durring a week. Plus the stove stays pretty clean on high.

If I dont find a happy Medium for this stove I will run through 12 ton this season. Not what i was hoping for. So the stat is on with a program. and with alittle tweeking here and there, we will see. Trial week.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Speak of dumping excess heat, have your read the posts on using springs in the Castile Heat Exchanger at: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/64123/ ?

 

[jtakeman]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Holy Sheep....5? I bet he runs through some pellets durring a week. Plus the stove stays pretty clean on high.

If I dont find a happy Medium for this stove I will run through 12 ton this season. Not what i was hoping for. So the stat is on with a program. and with alittle tweeking here and there, we will see. Trial week.

It went thru 3 bags a day on 24 /7. Only needed it while it was real cold. Stove is on 2 this time of year. He has been insulating like crazy-attic, walls, and new windows. This house had no insulation to speak of. He's hoping to cut his pellet use in half.

I've been working on a board that should get the high/low working. Just no time to tinker. But I'll get it.

 

[jtakeman]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Speak of dumping excess heat, have your read the posts on using springs in the Castile Heat Exchanger at: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/64123/ ?

Bear, I've been watching that thread. Thinking it is causing turbulance which may allow more heat transfer. bigE has nice pound tubes to try it on. Hmmmmm?

 

[buildingmaint]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Holy Sheep....5? I bet he runs through some pellets durring a week. Plus the stove stays pretty clean on high.

If I dont find a happy Medium for this stove I will run through 12 ton this season. Not what i was hoping for. So the stat is on with a program. and with alittle tweeking here and there, we will see. Trial week.

You could always run it on the 2 low/ 4 High setting, instead of 1 low/3 high setting.

 

[captkirk5858]

I use the High/Low setting on my Big E and I don't have to adjust the damper when it goes from High to Low or vice versa. Five years of running it that way.
ting on m
I use the High /Low set

You seem to be one of the lucky ones. If we asked the other Breckwell owners. I am sure the majority would say the low burn on the Breckwells is tough to dial in. Then when it goes to high fire setting the burn will be pretty dirty as the damper is set for the lower fuel feed rate. The combustion blower isn't adjusted with Breckwells control panel. Making the blower vary with the heat setting helps this issue greatly. I know I wasn't the only one to complain about it. I have 4 stove owners that want the variable blower to help this issue that Breckwell just seems to ignore.

Jay, When you had your Big E, you were not able to run the stove with the stat on High/Low. Got that. Same here. the excessive combustion air blows the fire out and you end up with a cold stove and a pot full of pellets. So my guess is that you ran in the On/Off mode with the stat? and if so, How many Ignitors did you replace in the few years you ran her. and how much were they?

I only had the stove 1 and 1/2 seasons and never put an igniter in it. The person I sold it to is still running the stove with the same igniter. He's running 24/7 same heat setting no stat! It went thru 3 convection blowers so far. 1 from me and 2 for him. I stuffed in a larger one this time! 230 CFM is more than 2x the size. Runs for days on the 5 setting now!

Holy Sheep....5? I bet he runs through some pellets durring a week. Plus the stove stays pretty clean on high.

If I dont find a happy Medium for this stove I will run through 12 ton this season. Not what i was hoping for. So the stat is on with a program. and with alittle tweeking here and there, we will see. Trial week.

You could always run it on the 2 low/ 4 High setting, instead of 1 low/3 high setting.

any of the 3/1 feed setting or the level 2 setting is IMO worthless. all I get is smoldering pellets and a VERY DIRTY stove. last week was the worst the glass has ever been. couldn't see the flame. (black) So I will try on/off setting 4 and see if it works better for what I need it for.

 

[treehackers]

Hello All
So i wanna clear up a question I have. I just purchased a Breckwell Big E Pellet stove. I am installing in my basement. I wanted to put it next to my furnace, ( meeting all clearance req) but I cant put it near the wall as it would be obstructed by the chimney and Furnace. My question is with the horizontal EVL. According to the brochure my max horizontal evl is 10 feet. I have a 90deg T with clean-out out of the stove to a 5' vertical, topped with a 90 deg, to a 7' horizontal. after that I need 2 90 deg elbows with a short 2' horizontal to exit the house. According to my "brochure that is 2 horizontal evl. ( 90 deg elbow = 5 evl x4 and 9' horizontal evl..)Is that right? I guess my problem is that if you use 2 90 elbows then you cant run 1 piece of horizontal.
My other option is to use 2 45 deg elbows (at 3 evl each) plus the 7 ' horizontal ( which now becomes pitched about 3' in the 7' run) and then the 2' exiting the house. but i still need a 90 to go up the side of the house.

I cant see only being able to use 2 90 deg elbows in an installation. and no horizontal pipe?

If I move the stove to the wall then the furnace is right in front of it and I don't see it circulating through the basement. I have no other location to exit the house due to proximity of windows, porches, propane tank, etc.

Thanks in advance.

I had a problem with my Big E install.

Not the stove's fault, it would have happened with any stove. I noticed you said install by the furnace, well my friend who happens to be the local building inspector had a problem with my install location. I have an oil furnace and the pellet stove install/exhaust was to close to the oil fill-up spout. I could not install it where I wanted.

Not sure of the building codes in your area but I would check it out.

 

[BBennett]

Hello All
So i wanna clear up a question I have. I just purchased a Breckwell Big E Pellet stove. I am installing in my basement. I wanted to put it next to my furnace, ( meeting all clearance req) but I cant put it near the wall as it would be obstructed by the chimney and Furnace. My question is with the horizontal EVL. According to the brochure my max horizontal evl is 10 feet. I have a 90deg T with clean-out out of the stove to a 5' vertical, topped with a 90 deg, to a 7' horizontal. after that I need 2 90 deg elbows with a short 2' horizontal to exit the house. According to my "brochure that is 2 horizontal evl. ( 90 deg elbow = 5 evl x4 and 9' horizontal evl..)Is that right? I guess my problem is that if you use 2 90 elbows then you cant run 1 piece of horizontal.
My other option is to use 2 45 deg elbows (at 3 evl each) plus the 7 ' horizontal ( which now becomes pitched about 3' in the 7' run) and then the 2' exiting the house. but i still need a 90 to go up the side of the house.

I cant see only being able to use 2 90 deg elbows in an installation. and no horizontal pipe?

If I move the stove to the wall then the furnace is right in front of it and I don't see it circulating through the basement. I have no other location to exit the house due to proximity of windows, porches, propane tank, etc.

Thanks in advance.

I had a problem with my Big E install.

Not the stove's fault, it would have happened with any stove. I noticed you said install by the furnace, well my friend who happens to be the local building inspector had a problem with my install location. I have an oil furnace and the pellet stove install/exhaust was to close to the oil fill-up spout. I could not install it where I wanted.

Not sure of the building codes in your area but I would check it out.

My location is actually near the furnace itself. On the exhaust side of the forced air unit. between the furnace and the chimney. i have a foot + on each side and the stove is 3' below the furnace exhaust pipe.
My oil line is on the opposite side of the stove. I should know by the end of the week/ beginning of next if its an issue. The inspector hasn't returned my calls on the issue. we shall see,

I too have read the thread on the springs in tubes and will be looking into that further.

 

[captkirk5858]

Hello All
So i wanna clear up a question I have. I just purchased a Breckwell Big E Pellet stove. I am installing in my basement. I wanted to put it next to my furnace, ( meeting all clearance req) but I cant put it near the wall as it would be obstructed by the chimney and Furnace. My question is with the horizontal EVL. According to the brochure my max horizontal evl is 10 feet. I have a 90deg T with clean-out out of the stove to a 5' vertical, topped with a 90 deg, to a 7' horizontal. after that I need 2 90 deg elbows with a short 2' horizontal to exit the house. According to my "brochure that is 2 horizontal evl. ( 90 deg elbow = 5 evl x4 and 9' horizontal evl..)Is that right? I guess my problem is that if you use 2 90 elbows then you cant run 1 piece of horizontal.
My other option is to use 2 45 deg elbows (at 3 evl each) plus the 7 ' horizontal ( which now becomes pitched about 3' in the 7' run) and then the 2' exiting the house. but i still need a 90 to go up the side of the house.

I cant see only being able to use 2 90 deg elbows in an installation. and no horizontal pipe?

If I move the stove to the wall then the furnace is right in front of it and I don't see it circulating through the basement. I have no other location to exit the house due to proximity of windows, porches, propane tank, etc.

Thanks in advance.

I had a problem with my Big E install.



Not the stove's fault, it would have happened with any stove. I noticed you said install by the furnace, well my friend who happens to be the local building inspector had a problem with my install location. I have an oil furnace and the pellet stove install/exhaust was to close to the oil fill-up spout. I could not install it where I wanted.

Not sure of the building codes in your area but I would check it out.

So what is the code requirement on the oil fill spout and the stove Exaust vent?

 

[treehackers]

Hello All
So i wanna clear up a question I have. I just purchased a Breckwell Big E Pellet stove. I am installing in my basement. I wanted to put it next to my furnace, ( meeting all clearance req) but I cant put it near the wall as it would be obstructed by the chimney and Furnace. My question is with the horizontal EVL. According to the brochure my max horizontal evl is 10 feet. I have a 90deg T with clean-out out of the stove to a 5' vertical, topped with a 90 deg, to a 7' horizontal. after that I need 2 90 deg elbows with a short 2' horizontal to exit the house. According to my "brochure that is 2 horizontal evl. ( 90 deg elbow = 5 evl x4 and 9' horizontal evl..)Is that right? I guess my problem is that if you use 2 90 elbows then you cant run 1 piece of horizontal.
My other option is to use 2 45 deg elbows (at 3 evl each) plus the 7 ' horizontal ( which now becomes pitched about 3' in the 7' run) and then the 2' exiting the house. but i still need a 90 to go up the side of the house.

I cant see only being able to use 2 90 deg elbows in an installation. and no horizontal pipe?

If I move the stove to the wall then the furnace is right in front of it and I don't see it circulating through the basement. I have no other location to exit the house due to proximity of windows, porches, propane tank, etc.

Thanks in advance.

I had a problem with my Big E install.



Not the stove's fault, it would have happened with any stove. I noticed you said install by the furnace, well my friend who happens to be the local building inspector had a problem with my install location. I have an oil furnace and the pellet stove install/exhaust was to close to the oil fill-up spout. I could not install it where I wanted.

Not sure of the building codes in your area but I would check it out.

So what is the code requirement on the oil fill spout and the stove Exaust vent?

It was a couple of years ago but I believe 6 feet. The whole exhuast not just where it terminated had to be 6'. Or maybe it was because that is where the "T" would be on the outside of the house - next to the oil fill up. I dont remember