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EUROHEAT
DISTRIBUTORS (H.B.S) LTD. March 2006
Technical Guide IN1087 Edition C
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This would be the ideal flue. All flue
terminations are of equal height
and the extension flue is clear of
all potential turbulence and high
pressure areas.
X
If asked to visit a property to “sort
out” a stove, always survey the
flue, noting any potential problems
with its design and any surrounding
obstructions which may be causing
problems. What may seem to
be satisfactory at first sight may
become the obvious cause of
any problem with a more detailed
examination and save you hours of
futile stove adjustment.
X
This is an unsatisfactory flue, firstly because
the termination is too close to the roof ridge
which will subject it to turbulence, and
secondly because it has no easy access
for cleaning and the right angled bend
will accumulate any solids from the stove
together with items such as leaves and twigs
falling down the flue. The third important
failing is the long horizontal run directly from
the stove. Expecting the barely warm gases
produced when the stove is lit to struggle
horizontally rather than vertically upwards
is to rewrite a basic law of physics. The
reality will be clouds of combustion products
issuing from every less than perfect seal on
the stove until the flue pipe warms by being
in contact with the stove body; this may take
a considerable time.
Wrong
Wrong
Best
