Online dealer for Excel chimney pipe?

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Has any one had any experience with http://www.stoves-pipes.com or any other online dealer that sells Excel?

Thanks.

Sorry I have not, but I also have seen them as I do online searches. I have a chimney sweep coming out next Friday to give me an estimate on the cost of the chimney (ICC Excel) and the labor to install it. I hope he gives me a very detailed quote as I will compare to online pricing.
 
Sorry I have not, but I also have seen them as I do online searches. I have a chimney sweep coming out next Friday to give me an estimate on the cost of the chimney (ICC Excel) and the labor to install it. I hope he gives me a very detailed quote as I will compare to online pricing.

I had a certified chimney sweep come out to my place last week to give me a proposal to install class a chimney, it is very expensive!! Ok; here are the details: corner install, through the wall and up the side of the house. About 28' class a outside of the house with double wall inside with 2, 45 degree elbows. This is for ICC Excel 6" installed by a certified chimney sweep here in central Massachusetts. The total for 6" would be $3,681, the total for 8" would be $4,753. I am not sure what stove I am getting at this point so I had him price out both sizes of pipe. I am pretty sure it will be some kind of Blaze King, just not sure which model. With the price of ICC Excel I will propably look for someting a little less expensive, maybe Ventis or Selkrit? I was expecting the price of the 6" chimney to be around $2,500, so this is a little bit of a shocker.
 
Yea; I know what you mean about the price. This is the way I looked at it though. From everything I've seen, the ICC is made to a higher standard, and I take some comfort in that. The local guy I bought it from told me they are allowed to install the ICC to 1 inch clearance from combustibles in Canada. Plus the chimney fire standards it meets are pretty impressive.

If the chimney only lasts 10 years (it should last a lot longer than that) it's only $100\year more than you had expected. I plan on being in this house until they cart me out, so I'm kind of taking the long view on this whole project.

I went to my local dealer and told him what I could pay online. He said he give me 10% of his regular price, so now I am in the ballpark of what I would pay online and I'm working with a local business. I'm doing the install myself, so that will knock out the labor costs - is that something you might consider?

Good luck to you on your project. I'm sure you will figure it out - keep us posted.
 
In my neck of the woods, clearance is 2 inches to combustibles using ICC chimney. A Canadian installation might *appear* to be 1 inch to combustibles but we have to install radiation shields around the chimney pipe in order to meet code up here (3 x 30 min @ 2100deg F).

Best to read the manual for your location to be sure, and when in doubt call ICC (they have excellent phone support, in my experience). They were paramount in making sure my installation passed inspection.

Canada installation guide: http://www.icc-rsf.com/c/icc/file_db/maindocs_e/XLCND_2012-01.pdf
US installation guide: http://www.icc-rsf.com/c/icc/file_db/maindocs_e/XLUSA-II_2012-01.pdf
 
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