INSTALLATION

RECOMMENDED HEIGHTS FOR

WOODSTOVE FLUE

Simple rules on draft (refer to Table 1).

3) Add 4% overall for each 1000' above sea

Recommended Flue Height

 

 

level.

 

Elevation

Example a)

Example b)

1) At sea level minimum height is 12'

Example: a)

 

0'

18'

21'

straight.

 

 

1000'

18.72'

21.84'

 

 

1-1/2 ft. of horizontal run

= 3 ft.

2000'

19.44'

22.68'

2) Add the following vertical height to compen-

one "T"

= 3 ft.

5000'

21.60'

25.20'

sate for:

 

Total Addition (at sea level)

= 6 ft.

8000'

23.76'

27.72'

45 deg. elbow

= 1 ft.

Example: b)

 

 

 

 

90 deg. elbow

= 2 ft.

 

 

 

 

"T"

= 3 ft.

One 90 deg. elbow

= 2 ft.

 

 

 

Each foot of horizontal run = 2 ft.

2 ft. of horizontal run

= 4 ft.

 

 

 

 

 

one "T"

= 3 ft.

 

 

 

 

 

Total Addition (at sea level)

= 9 ft.

 

 

 

TABLE 1

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED FLUE HEIGHTS IN FEET

(Measured from the top of the unit)

ELEVATION (FT)

 

 

# OF ELBOWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOVE SEA LEVEL

0

2 x 15o

4 x 15o

2 x 30o

4 x 30o

2 x 45o

4 x 45o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-1000

 

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

18.0

16.0

20.0

 

1000-2000

 

12.5

13.5

14.5

15.5

19.0

16.5

21.0

 

2000-3000

 

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

19.5

17.0

21.5

 

3000-4000

 

13.5

14.5

15.5

17.0

20.0

18.0

22.5

 

4000-5000

 

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.5

21.0

18.5

23.0

 

5000-6000

 

14.5

15.5

17.0

18.0

21.5

19.0

24.0

 

6000-7000

 

15.0

16.0

17.5

18.5

22.5

20.0

25.0

 

7000-8000

 

15.5

16.5

18.0

19.0

23.0

20.5

25.5

 

8000-9000

 

16.0

17.0

18.5

20.0

24.0

21.0

26.5

 

9000-10000

 

16.5

17.5

19.0

20.5

24.5

22.0

27.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: No more than two offsets (four elbows) allowed. Two 45o elbows equal one 90o elbow.

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Regency F2400M, S2400M Recommended Heights for Woodstove Flue, Recommended Flue Height, Elevation Example a, Example b