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RECOMMENDED HEIGHTS FOR
WOOD HEATER FLUE
Simple rules on draft. See Table 1.
1) At sea level minimum height is 12' (3.7m)
straight.
2) Add the following vertical height to compen-
sate for:
45 deg. elbow
= 1 ft. (.3m)
90 deg. elbow
= 2 ft. (.6m)
"T"
= 3 ft. (.9m)
Each foot of horizontal run = 2 ft. (.6m)
3) Add 4% overall for each 1000' (3.5m) above
sea level.
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED FLUE HEIGHTS IN FEET
ELEVATION (FT)
ABOVE SEA LEVEL
0-1000
1000-2000
2000-3000
3000-4000
4000-5000
5000-6000
6000-7000
7000-8000
8000-9000
9000-10000
NOTE: No more than two offsets (four elbows) allowed. Two 45
16
Example: a)
1-1/2 ft. of horizontal run
one "T"
Total Addition (at sea level)
Example: b)
One 90 deg. elbow
2 ft. of horizontal run
one "T"
Total Addition (at sea level)
TABLE 1
(Measured from the top of the unit)
0
2 x 15
4 x 15
o
12.0
13.0
14.0
12.5
13.5
14.5
13.0
14.0
15.0
13.5
14.5
15.5
14.0
15.0
16.0
14.5
15.5
17.0
15.0
16.0
17.5
15.5
16.5
18.0
16.0
17.0
18.5
16.5
17.5
19.0
= 3 ft. (.9m)
= 3 ft. (.9m)
= 6 ft. (1.8m)
= 2 ft. (.6m)
= 4 ft. (1.2m)
= 3 ft. (.9m)
= 9 ft. (2.7m)
# OF ELBOWS
2 x 30
4 x 30
2 x 45
o
o
o
15.0
18.0
16.0
15.5
19.0
16.5
16.0
19.5
17.0
17.0
20.0
18.0
17.5
21.0
18.5
18.0
21.5
19.0
18.5
22.5
20.0
19.0
23.0
20.5
20.0
24.0
21.0
20.5
24.5
22.0
elbows equal one 90
elbow.
o
o
Recommended Flue Height
Elevation
Example a)
0' (0m)
18' (5.5m)
1000' (305m)
18.72' (5.7m)
2000' (610m)
19.44' (5.9m)
5000' (1524m)
21.60' (6.6m)
8000' (2438m)
23.76' (7.2m)
4 x 45
o
o
20.0
21.0
21.5
22.5
23.0
24.0
25.0
25.5
26.5
27.0
F2400/S2400 Freestanding Woodfire
Example b)
21' (6.4m)
21.84' (6.7m)
22.68' (6.9m)
25.20' (7.7m)
27.72' (8.5m)
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