My stove has been in for a year now. Loved it all last winter. Durant double wall chimney from the wall up. Durant single wall from the wall to the stove (90 from wall, 3ft down then 90into stove back) my problem is the single wall pipe, I used the recommended three self tappers and each joint and had it apart 4 times last year for cleaning. Now all the holes are stripped and sloppy and I need to change the pipe. Is this common? Always used a nut driver not a drill. Would better thicker pipe hold up better?
stove pipe screws?
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Thislilfishy
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GAWD I hate self tappers! My co workers use them exclusively. They have their purpose, but being used on a metal item that requires their frequent removal for service is not one of them. Get a larger stainless steel wood/metal screw (next size up) and continue with your day. Self tapper by their nature tend to tear up the threaded metal as they are pulled out.
Ian
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Next size up and forget about it. But, I'm trying to understand why you would take your stovepipe apart 4 times in a season to clean it? If your stovepipe is that dirty your chimney must be horrendous.
Highbeam
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Put them in by hand only snug, these screws don't need to be tight but only to stay in place to prevent the sections from pulling apart. I cringe every time I remove and replace them that I might strip the sheet metal. Of course only by hand and really with a light touch.
Warm_in_NH
Minister of Fire
Agree with all of the above. You're fine. Essentially they're pins, so as long as they're in there, they're doing their job at preventing the sections from separating.
Yea last year my wood was not the best so I had a lot of creosote. The four times were. The entire chimney each time. Ill try the bigger screws and go super easy tl with them I guess. I'm a mechanic so I thought I had a good feel for what eat tight enough but must be over estimating the flimsiness of them pipe. Hoping the better wood that's been seasoned results in less creosote. thanks for the input
Seanm
Minister of Fire
Good advice on the screws guys. Yeah that seems like allot especially the pipe coming out of the stove. I find this is the section that needs it the least due to the high temps but better to clean it more and sleep at night then to think everything is ok. OP you will find with better wood that you will grow more confident and scrub less, especially that part. I bet you will be amazed at how much less gunk you get this year if your wood is truly seasoned! Enjoy the season!
RustyShackleford
Minister of Fire
Interesting. I just did cleaning, and the connector was actually dirtier than the chimney. Maybe because it's single-wall ? (Yes, BK recs double-wall, but you don't need it if your draft is good). I only clean every 2-3 years (good dry oak and hickory).
For screws, I use some black pan-head (round head ?) #8 - 1/2" sheet metal screws from the local Ace Hardware. They seem to be doing ok, but like I said, I don't remove 'em very often.
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