This is why they sell special insulation for wood liners.
Insulation around wood stove pipe.
At the top i have a plate covering the flue with a cap on top.
I want to insulate in the void above the woodburner so it will be about 2m above the actual fire.
Fire bug yes just in the damper area.
Rigid insulation increases the outside diameter of the liner pipe by 1 75.
The area around the pipe will be an air heat leak i guess.
The pipe comes out of the wall into the garage and up to the roof.
Wood burning stoves.
You should never have insulation in contact with a wood stove flue pipe.
Voids in a chimney flue liner to the full height of the flue is to use vermiculite chips can be bought for insulation purposes or as soil treatment check around for.
Fiberglass insulation normally comes in the form of batts or blankets.
The stove sits in front of the fireplace and the piping runs through the damper plate opening and up the length of the chimney about 20 feet.
Around the pipe for a woodburning stove.
Piffin aug 06 2007 12 56am 3 look again at the parts a ceiling support has the cieling trim but also a shield that is a larger diameter than the pipe and stands 6 8 up into the insulation space of a typical flat cieling.
I have added a picture.
Fireplaces emit a comforting glow during cold winter nights but if they are poorly designed they may take more heat out of your house than they put into it.
Sprayed polyurethane foam will start to burn at about 650 degrees fahrenheit which is within the range of a wood stove s chimney temperature.
If the point where your chimney passes through your wall or roof is badly insulated there is a lot of heat passing through that area and into the outdoors.
Most code jurisdictions require the stove pipe be routed through a thimble to provide a safe distance from combustible materials.
I am reinsulating this wall and i need some advise on how to insulate this.
Available in 24 lengths.
The only insulation that should be touching that flue pipe is something that s rated for high temperatures like mineral wool and even then only in accordance to the manufacturer s instructions.
I have a fireplace insert in my basement.
You worry for good reason.
Compress the insulation around the rigid liner by hand until the two edges snap and lock together.
You cannot put fiberglass insulation around wood stove pipe or liners the liners are rated to 2100 deg with proper insulation and as you stated the fiberglass is less than that.
I packed some unfaced fiberglass insulation around the liner just under the plate at the top of the chimney.
The fb grand manually specifically says to do this.
