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Flue through roof.
If the vent pipe isn t installed properly the roof may leak through or around the pipe penetration leading to costly repairs.
This is a graphical display of a typical freestanding 150mm diameter flue system.
Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof.
Care should be taken to follow manufacturers installation and safety clearance instructions.
That s because the combustion byproducts are in a gaseous form so the gases can float up through the flue pipe and out of your roof.
Like all installations that poke through the roof sometimes a flue pipe develops leaks that result in water leakage into the attic or roof space when it rains.
Typical single storey flue system through framed chimney with cap flashing flat ceiling with open roof cavity space and pitched roof.
A vertical flue looks similar to a very small chimney and can be seen spouting out steam when the heating is on.
It will have to safely protrude through the attic and roof in order to ventilate your home and allow your stove to work properly.
If your roof is metal this can be a little bit trickier.
If your furnace has an afue rating of 90 percent or above it will have a flue pipe that goes out of the side of your house.
Step 1 go into your attic.
I could use the rear flue connection go through the back wall also corrugated a 90 bend and then up past eves gutter etc.
The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit.
If you re installing a wood burning stove in your home one of the final stages is the chimney.
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In a gas heated home a flue pipe vents the gases out through the roof.
I d rather use the top the flue connection and make a straight shot up and through the corrugated roof.
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A number of points may fail in the flue but they are mostly easy to detect and fix.
As placement of the vertical flue is more complex and convoluted than a standard horizontal flue it is more costly.
In this case the flue goes upwards and then out through the roof.
