I keep pushing this off

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 12/09/2014 at 21:43 • Filed to: Wood burning, home ownership

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I bought all the pieces (I think) for the pipes for the wood stove, I just need to assemble it. Which I have a vague idea of 'how'.

One thing I hate about home repairs, is if I don't have a good idea of what I'm getting myself into. It should be straight forward, but I'll find a way to screw it up. Also, I'm really hating the idea of putting the damper in myself.

The pic below is of the current pipes. The previous owners didn't have a cover over the chimney so, as you can see, rust. I put one on it. The stove will have to do, but the current pipes have rust holes in it. You can smell the burnt wood when you enter the basement. I aim to do everything by the end of the week. Any one have any tips?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > zeontestpilot 12/10/2014 at 08:27

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Honestly it is really easy. The stove pipes just slip together and the elbows adjust to make things fit. The damper is a little bit of a PITA, but not bad. The worst part of that is probably going to be drilling holes if there aren't a set of holes for it in the pipe. Just remember that the male end of the pipes and fittings should be the downstream end of the pipe. Once you get it together put 2-3 evenly space screws around each joint to hold everything in place. Make sure they are NOT galvanized or painted unless they are high temp painted. It shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to fit the pipe together once you've got the holes drilled for the damper.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > zeontestpilot 12/10/2014 at 08:29

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Why do you have a reducing elbow? Looking at the old piping it looks like two elbows and two lengths of pipe.

Never mind, it looks like that is what goes on to the wall. I thought that was just an elbow with a trim ring on the wall.

zeontestpilot > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 10:49

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I hope there are the right pieces, they were located right by the wood stoves and accessories. And I have to drill all the holes in.

When you say downstream, do you mean having it face up, in the direction the smoke is going?

zeontestpilot > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 10:51

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yeah, it's two pieces. A 90* elbow and a 6" to 8" piece.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > zeontestpilot 12/10/2014 at 11:19

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I just did a quick google and I had that backwards. This drawing makes a lot of sense as I've seen a lot of stovepipe with water stains on the outside of it.

The only holes you should have to drill are for the damper. The sheet metal screws that you use to screw the pipes together are self drilling. I'm not sure what code is for your area, but I think around here it is 3 screws per joint.

zeontestpilot > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 12/10/2014 at 11:29

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Thanks, I feel a bit better now. My original plan had most of the male ends downward. It's nice to know I had it right the first time, :).

I think the code is 3, I'll have to check what the original installation has.