Hi All,
Just purchased an Avalon Astoria freestanding pellet stove. Have a 2,500 sq. ft 1920’s 2 story brick colonial (not counting full unfinished basement and finished attic); backup is oil heated water radiators (and electric in finished attic). Interior walls are plaster and lathe.
Question is regarding venting for the stove. House has an existing chimney, which I prefer to vent to, the salesman (who was not familiar with the stove, they just started selling Avalon products this summer) said I shouldn’t vent through. He said I should vent through the wall. The chimney did have a freestanding stove at some point (the hole is badly plastered over). And by reading the forums, I know I would need a chimney liner, if there isn’t already one there.
Can I vent to the chimney, would it increase maintenance costs considerably more then venting through the wall? Is there any reason I shouldn’t vent to the chimney? Is it possible to vent through a window (creating a fire proof window fitting to vent through the upper half of an existing window that slides down)?
The venting question has completely stalled the installation, because I really hate to punch a hole in the brick wall. I bought the stove intending to vent through the chimney and just continued with the purchase after he said no, thinking I would figure something out. I thought pellet stoves decreased waste/creosote, so a chimney venting would be ideal? The more I think about it, the more I hate to cut a hole in the bricks though.
BTW, I am a girl and new to pellet stoves, please excuse any lack of knowledge/use of proper terms about this subject. But I learn pretty fast.
The shop ((broken link removed))is also giving me $100 off my first ton of pellets (Clear Choice, I believe). His price was $249 per ton in Gap, PA.
Anyways, any help, ideas, tips, encouragement to go for the hole in the side of the house would be greatly appreciated. I will not be doing the work, I have a handyman who is waiting for the final decision.
Just purchased an Avalon Astoria freestanding pellet stove. Have a 2,500 sq. ft 1920’s 2 story brick colonial (not counting full unfinished basement and finished attic); backup is oil heated water radiators (and electric in finished attic). Interior walls are plaster and lathe.
Question is regarding venting for the stove. House has an existing chimney, which I prefer to vent to, the salesman (who was not familiar with the stove, they just started selling Avalon products this summer) said I shouldn’t vent through. He said I should vent through the wall. The chimney did have a freestanding stove at some point (the hole is badly plastered over). And by reading the forums, I know I would need a chimney liner, if there isn’t already one there.
Can I vent to the chimney, would it increase maintenance costs considerably more then venting through the wall? Is there any reason I shouldn’t vent to the chimney? Is it possible to vent through a window (creating a fire proof window fitting to vent through the upper half of an existing window that slides down)?
The venting question has completely stalled the installation, because I really hate to punch a hole in the brick wall. I bought the stove intending to vent through the chimney and just continued with the purchase after he said no, thinking I would figure something out. I thought pellet stoves decreased waste/creosote, so a chimney venting would be ideal? The more I think about it, the more I hate to cut a hole in the bricks though.
BTW, I am a girl and new to pellet stoves, please excuse any lack of knowledge/use of proper terms about this subject. But I learn pretty fast.
The shop ((broken link removed))is also giving me $100 off my first ton of pellets (Clear Choice, I believe). His price was $249 per ton in Gap, PA.
Anyways, any help, ideas, tips, encouragement to go for the hole in the side of the house would be greatly appreciated. I will not be doing the work, I have a handyman who is waiting for the final decision.