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Installation and Operation Manual for Escape 1800
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8 The Venting System
8.1 General
The venting system, made up of the chimney and the connecting pipe between the stove
and the chimney, acts as the engine that drives your wood heating system. Even the best
stove will not function safely and efficiently as intended if it is not connected to a suitable
chimney.
The heat in the flue gases that pass from the stove and chimney connector into the chimney
is not waste heat. This heat is what the chimney uses to make the draft that draws in
combustion air, keeps smoke inside the stove and safely vents exhaust to outside. You can
think of heat in the flue gas as fuel the chimney uses to make draft.
8.2 Suitable Chimneys
Your wood stove will provide optimum efficiency and performance when connected to a 6-
inch diameter chimney flue system. The connection to a chimney having a diameter of at
least 5 inches (Canada only) or no more than 7 inches is permitted, if it allows the proper
venting of combustion gases and that such application is verified and authorized by a
qualified installer. Otherwise, the diameter of the flue should be 6 inches.
To be suitable, a factory-built metal chimney must comply with UL 103 (U.S.A.) or ULC S629
(Canada).
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