Stove pipe Gap

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KindredSpiritzz

Minister of Fire
Oct 31, 2013
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appleton, wi
From top of my stove to the chimney pipe adapter its about 4' 4'' or so. Course two 2 ft sections leaves me with a 4 inch gap to full. Whats the best way to fill in that gap? Cutting a 4 inch piece is my first thought but that just doesnt feel right. Maybe cut the crimped end off the top pipe and put a double female adapter piece in there?
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Double female adapter's a bad idea...the lower joint would be upside down.
 
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You need to get a slip section of pipe. Its gonna be necessary to properly install it.
 
Lift the stove 4"
 
doesnt the slip connector do the same job as the stove pipe adapter already installed? Not to enthused about having to rip it all back out to put that on there and i don't think menards even sells that piece.. Could I just go double wall pipe and get the adjustable 12 inch section? Or maybe trim some off the pipe i already have and then add another longer section?
Gotta be an easier less expensive solution.
 
doesnt the slip connector do the same job as the stove pipe adapter already installed? Not to enthused about having to rip it all back out to put that on there and i don't think menards even sells that piece.. Could I just go double wall pipe and get the adjustable 12 inch section? Or maybe trim some off the pipe i already have and then add another longer section?
Gotta be an easier less expensive solution.
If your adaptor is long enough it can act as a slip. Just cut a piece of pipe to fit in there.
Since apparently you don't need double wall I wouldn't got that route, but I would return all of that snap lock pipe. You could get 22 gauge welded seam pipe from a local hearth shop. Its safer, looks better, and it will last for a decade or more.
 
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Wow, i thought everyone used the snap lock pipe off the stove. Learn something new every day.
 
From your photos it appears you have your stove pipe installed upside down. With your female section on top and the male on the bottom you are going to have creosote dripping out of the seam and down the outside of the pipe. Can you correct this problem before you finish the installation? If you stick with the inexpensive crimped pipe you could just buy an extra section and divide the four inch difference between the two sections so you have fair size pieces in both pieces instead of a short 4" section joining them.
 
From your photos it appears you have your stove pipe installed upside down..

I think the 2nd photo is upside down. The 1st photo shows the pipe female side facing downward. I noticed that too on the 2nd photo it was uploaded upside down...:)
 
Yes, I see you are correct.
 
The Menards person today didnt have a clue what i meant when i asked for a slip pipe and said regular snap stove pipe is what people use. They didnt carry anything that would work but then they looked on the computer and found what i wanted for $120. Luckily i decided to look at Fleet Farm before ordering it and they had what i needed, altho that salesperson tried to say regular stove pipe was all i needed too. Anyways $44 for this telescoping piece of pipe and an stove adapter and im all set.....I think.

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I wouldn't expect the menards person or the farm place to know much about stove pipe. It looks like they sold you a dura-vent chimney adaptor. It's not a slip necessarily, but it worked I guess. A slip connector for snap lock pipe would be 12" long and cost about $6.
 
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Is that the defender you have that on?

no thats the Austral i just installed, The Defender i have yet to install in my place up north.
Thanks Webby, your little find there will be helpful when i install that.
 
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