What is DuraVent used for?

What is DuraVent used for?

DuraVent’s Type B Gas Vent system. Use with natural gas or liquid propane category I and draft hood equipped appliances, and appliances tested and listed to use Type B Gas Vent. Applications include: natural gas fireplaces, gas-fired furnaces, boilers, water heaters, and wall or space heating applications.

Is Simpson DuraVent the same as DuraVent?

The M&G Group acquired Simpson Dura-Vent on September 1, 2010, becoming one of 13 companies in the privately held M&G consortium. Simpson Dura-Vent becomes known as M&G DuraVent, Member of the M&G Group.

Can you cut DuraVent stove pipe?

Can I cut DuraBlack pipe? Yes. Carefully use a hacksaw or tin snips to cut DuraBlack pipe. However adjustable slip Sections are available.

Why is it called B vent?

B vent: This approach, also called natural vent, pulls air from indoors for combustion and vents it outside. It features a chimney with a double wall pipe which runs from the fireplace to outside of the home. This tightly-sealed system eliminates use of any inside air.

Can B vent be installed outside?

Any portion of your B vent system that passes through the occupied area must be enclosed to protect against any emergency, such as the system’s burning. But we will not recommend installing the B vent pipe on the outside wall of the building, especially when the outside weather is cold.

Is PelletVent compatible with DuraVent?

Yes. The use of DuraTech or DuraPlus with PelletVent Pro is acceptable.

How do you vent a pellet stove?

Pellet stoves can be vented vertically through the roof or horizontally through a side wall. It’s always a good idea to get some vertical rise with the L-vent pipe, before venting horizontally through a side wall.

Does DuraVent fit Selkirk?

A: No, Selkirk makes their own adapter and it is not compatible with the DuraVent piping.

Can you use single wall and double wall stove pipe together?

single wall pipe should fit into double wall without an adapter. Double wall insulated requires an adapter with a screw-on end to fit the insulated pipe.

Is a wall thimble necessary?

Running any residential or building heating appliance, burning gas, liquid, or solid fuels through a combustible wall, will require an Insulated Wall Thimble as your passageway to connect appliances to interior or exterior masonry chimneys.

How do you seal a wall thimble?

Select one half of the Wall Thimble for the outside of the wall. 1. Apply a continuous bead of high quality silicone or silicone/latex caulk on the inside of the outer flange. This is the only weather seal to keep moisture outside the building; take care at this step.