Flue Height Above Roof Nz

Measured from the top of the chimney foundation slab to the top of the chimney stack shall not ex ceed 9 m.

Flue height above roof nz.

As nzs2918 2001 4 9 1 a states the flue pipe shall extend not less than 4 6m above the top of the floor protector. The flue pipe shall extend not less than 4 6m above the top of the floor protector. How high does the flue have to go. Chimneys shall not cantilever more than 2 4 m above the fixing at roof level and need to be within the size limits of b1 as3 paragraph 1 1 3.

Refer to diagram b. Checked the flue height above the roof is indicated and that it meets. See figure j3 for clearances required from a flue terminal to an lp gas cylinder. For appliances not addressed above acceptance should be obtained from the technical regulator.

The height of any chimney covered by b1 as3. A lf the flue pipe is within 3 metres of the ridge the flue pipe must protrude at least 600mm above the ridge of the roof. However a total minimum vertical height above the wagener. Flues need to be 600mm higher than the highest part of the roof within 3 metres.

See clause 6 9 4 for restrictions on a flue terminal under a covered area. Design standards assist in limiting emissions of harmful pollutants such as carbon monoxide volatile organic compounds hydrocarbons toxins and dioxins. The height of the chimney above the roof surface measured at the up slope side of the chimney from the roof surface to the chimney top should be at least three feet the green line in our photo. If the flue is within 3 m horizontally of the roof apex the flue top must be at least 600 mm above the roof apex.

Note that the inner casing should extend 200mm above roof. If the flue exits the roof further down then it must extend high enough to acheive 2 3m of horizontal clearance. Ii sufficient overall height to encase the flue pipe which must extend a minimum of 4 6m from the floor protector. Ceiling and protrudes through the roof the required height.

A flue terminal is considered to be a source of ignition. If the flue is over 3 m from the roof apex the flue top must be 1 000 mm minimum above the roof and at least 3 m horizontally from. Solid fuel heaters and fireplaces are the main cause of domestic air pollution in most new zealand towns and cities. I the correct minimum roof penetration height.

Additional flue pipe outer casing and or inner casing may have to be added to ensure the following. Flues that are more than 3 metres away from the highest part of the roof need to be 1000mm above the flue penetration. Homes built on varying terrain have their own set of chimney and flue regulations. The minimum height of the top of the flue varies depending on where it is on the roof.