As a general rule the diameter of the chimney should match the flue collar on your wood stove.
Typical chimney flue sizes.
As i said standard flues were designed to fit with standard brick.
To provide adequate draft and safe venting of combustion products the chimney flue for a fireplace has to be adequate in size or cross sectional area.
Fireplace flue size specifications relation of fireplace size to flue opening dimensions table of required chimney flue size and flue dimensions for masonry fireplaces.
Superior clay manufactures a complete line of vitrified clay flue liners from 3 to 36 diameters in round flue liners and from 4 x8 to 24 x24 in square and rectangular flue liners.
Chimney wall thickness should be a nominal 4 in.
In comparison a 12 inch chimney size provides a cross section of 113 inches through which to vent smoke.
Socket type joints and self aligning joints are available in round flue liners.
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Neither chimney nor flue liner may change size or shape within 6 in.
Air flow and velocity due to natural draft air flow volume and velocity due to stack or flue effect caused by.
Chimney caps that slip into the flue finding a chimney cap for this type of flue is also very simple.
Quality chimney liner material that meets astm and excels in freeze thaw environments.
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The inner diameter is the only measurement you need when capping a metal chimney liner.
A standard 12 x12 flue was what we now call a 13 x13 flue.
Dimensions for square rectangular and round clay flue liner.
However generally speaking a rectangular chimney flue size should be at least one eight of the fireplace s opening.
Chimney size specification requirements for chimney flues and vents diameter height etc flue diameter and height requirements for category i draft hood and fan assisted appliances.
For example a 13 x13 flue can be wrapped with eight standard brick per course to build a chimney that is 21 x21.
200 mm is required.
If a chimney s diameter is six inches then the flue should also measure six.
150 mm of either floor components ceiling components or rafters.
This article series provides information about masonry fireplaces.
A modular 12 x12 flue is what we now just call a 12 x12 flue.
Venting a wood stove.
100 mm unless no flue liner is used in which case a nominal 8 in.
Tables of metal masonry chimney flue vent sizes vs.
Single flue chimneys with flexible metal liners.
Once you have.
Flues should also mirror the size of a chimney.
Just measure the inside diameter of your flue and search for a cap with that diameter.
Superior manufactures flues with holes contoured flue rings and flue.
