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Answer by Bryce for Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove...

To maintain proper drafting, the flue gas must remain hot all the way up until it exits. Suck too much heat out in the upper room and you'll get not only creosote buildup, but potentially draft...

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Answer by Begreen for Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove...

The pipe on the interior of the house is called a connector. It can be double or single wall pipe. The advantages of using double-wall are closer clearances to combustibles, better drafting, and...

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Answer by Zach for Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove...

You have to use double walled pipe when going through walls and floors and what not because the double wall and the space between the pipes cools enough that it can come in contact with wall materials....

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Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove exhaust pipe on upper...

I've recently been looking into wood burning stoves. Many installations use a stove pipe that goes straight up through the ceiling and out the roof. Most of these use a single walled pipe for the first...

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