I have my 55-SHPEP pellet stove direct vented from my living room to the outside. i have a 45 degree elbow as the stove sits in the corner. When a friend of mine installed it, i kept saying it needs to have a verticle rise on the outside wall and he insisted that it did not need to (manual states it does, at least 3ft). The manual never shows it done this way, either. I dont have any problems with black soot or anything on the house, but my question is this..
Does this set up effect the performance of the stove? I have noticed hot air being blown outside. Is this normal? I have the cold air intake on an opposite wall as the exhaust pipe.
I just feel that my house should be warmer than it was this past winter. The heat never really left much further than the living room. some heat made it upstairs, as heat rises. my house is fairly open and I do admit that I have drafts coming in from doors, which may also be part of the keeping house warm issue.
is the only reason why people are against direct venting is because of soot/ash getting on the house?
2nd question.. do you know what the window clearance should be with this stove? I could have sworn I read it in the manual before installation but now I can not find it. maybe i am looking to hard and over looking it.
I have a feeling I am going to have to have this re-vented. The outside pipe is sealed with silicone. is this easy to 'remove' or am I SOL? I just want to make sure all specs are to code for inspection and the way it is vented, has me losing sleep. When I get a chance, i will take a couple pictures as to how it is vented to the outside and what the outside vent looks like, if it helps.
Thanks,
Sandie
Does this set up effect the performance of the stove? I have noticed hot air being blown outside. Is this normal? I have the cold air intake on an opposite wall as the exhaust pipe.
I just feel that my house should be warmer than it was this past winter. The heat never really left much further than the living room. some heat made it upstairs, as heat rises. my house is fairly open and I do admit that I have drafts coming in from doors, which may also be part of the keeping house warm issue.
is the only reason why people are against direct venting is because of soot/ash getting on the house?
2nd question.. do you know what the window clearance should be with this stove? I could have sworn I read it in the manual before installation but now I can not find it. maybe i am looking to hard and over looking it.
I have a feeling I am going to have to have this re-vented. The outside pipe is sealed with silicone. is this easy to 'remove' or am I SOL? I just want to make sure all specs are to code for inspection and the way it is vented, has me losing sleep. When I get a chance, i will take a couple pictures as to how it is vented to the outside and what the outside vent looks like, if it helps.
Thanks,
Sandie