Expert: James Ball - 12/26/2009

Question
Hi im new to the whole wood stove world but am very eager to get one going due to my bills being too high as is. My question is this, if I put a small old fashoned wood stove (like the ones you can cook on), they heat 800 sq feet. If I put that in my kitchen with all the proper stuff under it and on the wall to make it safe, is there a way to vent it through my window? I have two standard sized windows that are placed together in the wall. Their aluminum framed if that means anything. So I just wonder if I got the chimney kit for thru the wall could I vent it out the window? I do realize stove pipe would be too hot for this so im talking about the triple insulated piping. Please let me know if what I want is possible, safe, and any tips on doing it. Thanks so much!

Answer
Hello Nathan, if the "New stove's" installation instructions say you can and your local building departments says so go for it. but I do not know of any "through the window" kits
sorry.
you may have to go through the wall with a class "A" chimney
James