The Exhaust System; General Information; Chimney Height; Suitable Chimneys - Drolet DB04800 Installation Manual

THE EXHAUST SYSTEM

General Information

The exhaust system, consisting of the chimney and the pipe that connects the cooking stove to the
chimney, acts as the engine that drives the wood heating system. Even the best appliance will not
work as securely and adequately as expected if it is not connected to an adequate chimney.
The heat contained in the exhaust gas, which goes from the cooking stove to the chimney connector,
then to the chimney, is not lost heat. The chimney uses that heat to create the draft that draws the
combustion air, keep the smoke in the appliance and evacuate the gas securely toward open air.
You can consider the heat contained in the exhaust gas as the combustible that the chimney uses to
create the draft.

Chimney Height

The chimney extremity must be high enough to overcome air turbulence caused by the wind against
the house and the roof. The chimney must exceed by at least 1 meter (3 ft.) its highest exit point from
the roof and by at least 60 cm (2 ft.) for any part of the roof or any obstacle located at a horizontal
distance of at least 3 m (10 ft.).

Suitable Chimneys

To be suitable, a prefabricated metal chimney must follow the standards UL 103 HT (USA) or ULC S629
(Canada). Furthermore, this wood burning cooking stove has a performance and optimal efficiency
when it is connected to a 6" chimney flue.
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