Installation, Recommended heights for woodstove flue – Regency Classic F5100 Extra Large Wood Stove User Manual
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F5100 Regency Freestanding Woodstove
INSTALLATION
RECOMMENDED HEIGHTS FOR WOODSTOVE FLUE
Simple rules on draft (refer to Table 1).
1) At sea level minimum height is 12' straight.
2) Add the following vertical height to compen-
sate for:
45 deg. elbow = 1 ft.
90 deg. elbow = 2 ft.
"T"
= 3 ft.
Each foot of horizontal run = 2 ft.
3) Add 4% overall for each 1000' above sea level.
Example: a)
1-1/2 ft. of horizontal run
= 3 ft.
one "T"
= 3 ft.
Total Addition (at sea level)
= 6 ft.
Example: b)
One 90 deg. elbow
= 2 ft.
2 ft. of horizontal run
= 4 ft.
one "T"
= 3 ft.
Total Addition (at sea level)
= 9 ft.
Recommended Flue Height
Elevation Example a) Example b)
0' 18'
21'
1000'
18.72'
21.84'
2000'
19.44'
22.68'
5000'
21.60'
25.20'
8000'
23.76'
27.72'
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED FLUE HEIGHTS IN FEET
(Measured from the top of the unit)
ELEVATION (FT)
ABOVE SEA
LEVEL
NUMBER OF ELBOWS
For listed double wall pipe.
0
2 x 15
o
2 x 30
o
2 x 45
o
0-1000
12.0
13.0
15.0
16.0
1000-2000
12.5
13.5
15.5
16.5
2000-3000
13.0
14.0
16.0
17.0
3000-4000
13.5
14.5
17.0
18.0
4000-5000
14.0
15.0
17.5
18.5
5000-6000
14.5
15.5
18.0
19.0
6000-7000
15.0
16.0
18.5
20.0
7000-8000
15.5
16.5
19.0
20.5
8000-9000
16.0
17.0
20.0
21.0
9000-10000
16.5
17.5
20.5
22.0
NOTE: No more than one offsets (two elbows) allowed. Two 45
o
elbows
equal one 90
o
elbow.
Table 1