When you are installing a direct vent gas fireplace or stove, you will need to run a vent to vent the by-products, like carbon monoxide, to the outside. Direct vent gas stoves and fireplaces do not require a large chimney to be run up through the roof of the home- they only need an exterior vent. Duravent is one manufacturer which makes direct vent products you can use to install your gas fireplace or stove.

Duravent Flexible Aluminum Gas Vent Pipe and Couplers

When selecting the placement of your gas fireplace, you need to make sure that you have access to an exterior wall of the home on at least one side of the fireplace. You can purchase all your Duravent gas vent products from New Energy Distributing.

There are different types of chimney pipe available for different types of gas and wood burning fireplaces and stoves. Direct vent gas units use a smaller size of pipe and connections, which are generally not as long as wood burning chimneys. Regardless of what type of fireplace or stove you have in use, you will want to use the same brand of pipe for the entire length of the chimney and verify that the brand is compatible with your fireplace or stove.

Chimney Pipe for Installing Your New Chimney

When you need to install a new chimney in your home because you are adding a fireplace or stove, you can run the chimney along the outside wall. However while traditional brick and masonry chimneys do run along the exterior of the home, modern stainless steel chimneys can be ran through interior areas of the home. Running through the inside of your home helps keep the heat inside the chimney so that it can operate at maximum efficiency. You can find chimney pipe for installing your new chimney from New Energy Distributing.

There are different colors of metal chimney pipe available with black stove pipe being popular for connecting wood stoves to a chimney. Another style that people use is stainless steel pipes which can be used on fireplaces and wood stoves. When it comes to selecting the type of pipe you desire, you should always use the same manufacturer for the entire chimney to ensure all pieces will be compatible and connect together correctly.

Chimney Pipe for Your New Chimney

When needing to add a chimney to your home for your fireplace or wood stove, you should consider placing the chimney in the interior of the home and away from the outside walls. Placing the chimney in the interior will retain more heat than when placing the chimney along an exterior wall. You can obtain all the chimney pipe you need for your chimney from New Energy Distributing, which carries quality hearth products for the entire home.

Chimney liners are a necessary component of any chimney which can be made out of different types of metal or clay tiles. Should you have an older home with a clay liner it will wear out over time as the tiles crack. You should replace the liner in order to prevent combustible materials from being able to leak out through the cracks. Improperly sealed or cracked liners also increase the likelihood of a fire as escaping heat and other combustible products to get into the living spaces of the home.

Chimney Liners Come in Different Sizes and Types

When replacing chimney liners it is important to get the correct size liner and finding one which is also insulated is important. Insulated liners help keep the chimney cleaner longer as well as increase the draft effect for your fireplace or wood burning stove. You can find both rigid and flexible liners available from New Energy Distributing.

The first fall chill usually prompts homeowners with fireplaces to light a fire. It's sometimes followed by a knock at the door from a helpful chimney repairman, offering a safety inspection.

The recent bout of destructive weather has left homeowners scrambling to make repairs to torn roof shingles, eaves, gutters and chimneys.

For over 50 years, Security Chimneys International has been an innovator in the venting field and a market leader. Instrumental in the company's growth has been an ongoing focus on product improvement and the introduction of new, innovative products. This drive for excellence has given rise to the Secure Temp ASHT+, Stainless Steel Class A Chimney, one of the most popular lines of venting products in North America. This high-quality product ensures that end-users benefit from maximum safety and proven corrosion protection.

If you are remodeling your home and installing a new fireplace or wood burning stove, you should install all new chimney pipe venting and not reuse any existing pipe from the old system. There could be a buildup of creosote in the old pipes and manufactured chimneys are not interchangeable. You can obtain chimney accessories and pipes, as well as venting ideas from New Energy Distributing.

When you want a fireplace in your home, but do not have a brick chimney installed you can run metal chimney pipe as a venting source for your fireplace. This pipe is not complicated to install and easily connects to the top of the fireplace to allow gases and other harmful by-products of the fire to escape from the home while retaining the warmth from the fire. You will also need this type of pipe when installing wood burning stoves.