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Register Plate or Closure Plate?





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A closure plate and a register plate are two different items used for the installation of stoves. A closure plate is used when you have a chimney liner (flexible) the closure plate closes the chimney to be cosmetic, this stops old soot dirt and moisture dropping on the stove and to stop heat disappearing up into the chimney. If the closure plate developed a fault, smoke could NOT enter the room. A closure plate can be made of any non-combustible material. A register plate is used when there is no chimney liner and acts as a barrier to the smoke and fumes in the chimney – it must make a sturdy seal between the room and the chimney and it MUST be made of galvanised or stainless steel (or other non-rusting metal) at least 2mm thick.

A register plate would usually have access doors to allow the sweep to access any chamber above it to remove fallen soot.

Why do closure plates need to be made of metal? That is because if a register plate failed then smoke could enter the room where the stove is burning. (e.g.) if a brick fell from inside of the chimney.

It is uncommon these days that liner are not fitted (although stove flue pipes might be connected directly to pot lined chimneys) and therefore register plates are less common on new installs. Modern wood burners are highly efficient and this means that LESS heat goes up the chimney. It is the heat that gives the draft (hot air rises and the hotter then the faster it rises).

The more efficient the wood burning stove the less heat is wasted up the chimney and the more likely that a liner, will be what the stove requires to function correctly.



twin wall flue pipe





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Installing a wood burner boiler stove or other heating appliance and planning to run your flue system through a wall or a floor, you will need to use a twin wall flue system.

Twin wall flues have a 1 inch of insulation around the inner layer pipe. The external diameter of twin wall pipe is two inches larger than the internal, which is the quoted diameter. This is due to the internal diameter being a crucial figure when drawing and designing a wood burner flue system, you should always keep in mind of this when installing, for instance if you were to be careless and purchase a 5 inch diameter twin wall pipe the external diameter will be 7 inches it could very well be too big for the install!

If you are passing through a wall you must always set it at the maximum angle of 45 degrees and also use a wall sleeve. You can finish the job off with finishing plates. If you are passing through an internal floor in your home you will need to use fire stop plates and remain at least 50mm away from combustible materials like joists.

Always have at least one length of single wall enamelled stove pipe as you cannot connect your twin wall pipe directly to your wood burner’s flue. It is then possible to use single wall pipe internally, we recommended that you do not go more than 1.5 meters before changing to twin wall but you certainly need to convert at least 4 inches before passing through a wall or floor. You should use an adaptor to single wall to allow you to convert to twin wall flue pipe and then once you have converted you must continue the flue system in twin wall.