Insulation Around Wood Stove Pipe

Rigid insulation increases the outside diameter of the liner pipe by 1 75.

Insulation around wood stove pipe.

These are strips of the material that are cut to length for installation by being stapled to the ceiling of a basement or the floor of an attic and by being affixed around fittings such as pipe work and chimneys. Air traveling over the surface of the flue pipe may be required to keep it safe and cool. I am reinsulating this wall and i need some advise on how to insulate this. Sprayed polyurethane foam will start to burn at about 650 degrees fahrenheit which is within the range of a wood stove s chimney temperature.

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. Available in 24 lengths. I packed some unfaced fiberglass insulation around the liner just under the plate at the top of the chimney. At the top i have a plate covering the flue with a cap on top.

Wood burning stoves. 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. Around the pipe for a woodburning stove.

I have a fireplace insert in my basement. The pipe comes out of the wall into the garage and up to the roof. Fiberglass insulation normally comes in the form of batts or blankets. This is why they sell special insulation for wood liners.

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. You worry for good reason. I have added a picture. The fb grand manually specifically says to do this.

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. You should never have insulation in contact with a wood stove flue pipe. Compress the insulation around the rigid liner by hand until the two edges snap and lock together.

I was thinking of doing some better framing around it and maybe use rigid foam insulation but i read that building code requires a 2 gap around. 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. 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.