How much ventilation does a wood stove need?
How much ventilation does a wood stove need? For example, a 5kW stove would require 550mm2 of ventilation. An 8kW stove would require 2,220mm2 of ventilation. What vents should be open on a wood burner? Most wood burning stoves and multi-fuel stoves have a bottom air vent and a top air vent. Wood burns best with a good bed of ash laid down in the bottom of the stove and an air supply from the top. When lighting your stove, open both air vents fully. Can you put a wood burning stove in any room? Yes. You can install a...