Venting Requirements?

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posted 7 years ago

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My question is: Per building code, what are the venting requirement, to the outside, for a rocket mass heater? Does it need a flue or pipe to extend above the roof line, or can it just be stubbed out the side of the house?

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Stubbed outside of the house doesn't work. Except in a verry few, and rare cases.

And the law, i think, calls for a proper insulated chimney, raising above the roofline.

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