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9. Evacuation System
9.1
General Information
The exhaust system, consisting of the chimney and the pipe that connects the cookstove 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 cookstove 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, keeps the smoke in the appliance and evacuates 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.
9.2
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 cookstove has a performance and optimal
efficiency when it is connected to a 6" chimney flue with a height of minimum 15' and maximum 40'.
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