Wood Stove and HVAC Return Duct Proximity

Wood Stove and HVAC Return Duct Proximity - My Tractor Forum

Most places, code says the stove needs to be at least 10 feet away from a return duct. Is the crawlspace vented and insulated because you will be drawing a lot ...

Fireplace insert near HVAC return - good or bad? - Hearth.com

Code requires the return to be at least 10ft away. A 12ft flue can give anemic performance, even with an insulated liner. Adding a few feet to it could make a ...

Return duct and wood stove - HVAC-Talk

It will set a few feet to the side and below the return duct in a floor joist cavity. The wood stove installer recommended opening the ceiling ...

return vent 10' from wood stove - The Inspector's Journal

If it's the sole return air vent for the home, and it's closer than 10' from the stove, then it's wrong. I just wrote one up yesterday. It was ...

Wood Stove and HVAC Return Duct Proximity - TractorByNet

I think it's a great idea. The reason the cold air return is in the basement is because cold air settles and warm air rises. So you might find ...

Can you hook your woodstove up to your return? - Reddit

There is a 10 foot isolation distance required from the stove intake to the negative pressure return vent for good reason. This is very much ...

Can I connect an outdoor wood stove to my current HVAC system?

That makes sense because you are pulling in hot air from close proximity ... Can I break the furnace cold air return to pull hot air from a wood ...

Ductwork for wood burning furnace - Love Plumbing & Remodel

A 3-4" diameter proximity-air duct taking outdoor near the combustion air intake of the woodburner is a good idea in tighter than average houses.

Providing Outdoor Combustion Air for a Wood Stove

This means that the air that the wood stove uses for combustion comes from the room it is sitting in. To burn or not to burn wood? Wood stoves ...

CHAPTER 16 DUCT SYSTEMS - M1602.2 Return air openings.

Openings shall not be located less than 10 feet (3048 mm) measured in any direction from an open combustion chamber or draft hood of another appliance ...

Air return next to fireplace - Home Inspection

Return air vent for furnace is about 2-3 ft from a vented Gas fireplace. [5.2.3] Return air inlets shall not be located within 10 ft of any ...

Outside air for woodstove - GreenBuildingAdvisor

The European stoves in general do not seem to have a direct connection for the outside air duct–it's what the salespeople are calling “proximity ...

Why don't people install cold air return vents into wood stove ... - Quora

Your furnace fan will struggle and probably not heat your house properly. But it only takes a little gap in front of the register to allow the ...

Intake to return in furnace: Too close to water heater?

If that big hole on top of your furnace is the only return air, your certainly can't just cap it off; the furnace would starve for air. Do you ...

Wood burning furnace in basement – improving efficiency

I would install a 6” round duct from the existing return air duct to the top piece of sheet-metal installed on the WB furnace to draw hot air ...

cold air return to woodstove? | Arborist, Chainsaw & Tree Work Forum

Actual code reads that a cold air return for your regular furnace must be a minimum of 10 ft away from a solid fuel combustion device used as a space heater.

Stove Pipe Heat Into Return Duct | Coal Bins & Chimneys

I like the idea, and you should get some more heat that way but, if that thing ever has an internal failure, your HVAC system will spread that CO through you ...

Why don't people install cold air return vents into wood stove ...

I had a local HVAC person install a large duct from the furnace's cold air duct to just above the wood stove and ran the furnace fan 24/7 to ...

HVAC Inspection Guide - InterNACHI House of Horrors

The return register at the duct to the left of the furnace and at the ceiling is within 10 feet of the draft hood of the water heater tank located in the same ...

Wood stove outside air or not? - Green Building Forums

Proximity combustion air vents still put exhuast products into the conditioned space when they back draft. Some manufacturers' outdoor air kits ...