Long time lurker here but never created an account to post. You guys are a great source of info. I've learned a ton about my stove and pellet stoves in general from reading the last few years.
Background:
I have a quad classic bay 1200 in my basement. I'm working on finishing the basement and I've been pretty diligent with my air sealing to the point where the stove is now pulling air in primarily from the first floor and the stove doesn't keep the house as warm now. There was about a 12 degree temperature difference between the basement and the living floor. Over the weekend, I propped open an old dryer vent in the basement to create a source of air down there and the stove is a lot happier now. It also decreased the temperature difference to about 6-7 degrees (74 in the basement, 68 in the living area). That isn't a long term solution though. I want to convert the stove to Selkirk Direct vent pipe and hook up an OAK. I know the OAK kit for that quad is kinda crappy but I'll just fab up a collar myself and attach it to the stove. That's not my issue.
Has anyone had good luck with an online source for Selkirk Direct Vent pipe? I can't find any local vendors in Maryland. I've found a lot of sites online that have the pipe listed but no pictures or they will have part numbers for the pellet pipe but then info for the gas pipe. It could be honest coding mistakes (I know how easy that is) but I found enough errors to make me nervous. I was looking for suggestions on a couple of good sites to look at. Or, since I know a few of the guys here work in the industry maybe a shop that wouldn't mind working with me to make sure I have everything figured out and then shipping it down to me in Maryland.
From what I've been able to research the pipe doesn't seem hard to install. The hardest thing is going to be making a larger hole in my concrete block wall but even that won't be bad compared to some of the work I've already done in the basement.
Thanks for any advice you guys can give.
Background:
I have a quad classic bay 1200 in my basement. I'm working on finishing the basement and I've been pretty diligent with my air sealing to the point where the stove is now pulling air in primarily from the first floor and the stove doesn't keep the house as warm now. There was about a 12 degree temperature difference between the basement and the living floor. Over the weekend, I propped open an old dryer vent in the basement to create a source of air down there and the stove is a lot happier now. It also decreased the temperature difference to about 6-7 degrees (74 in the basement, 68 in the living area). That isn't a long term solution though. I want to convert the stove to Selkirk Direct vent pipe and hook up an OAK. I know the OAK kit for that quad is kinda crappy but I'll just fab up a collar myself and attach it to the stove. That's not my issue.
Has anyone had good luck with an online source for Selkirk Direct Vent pipe? I can't find any local vendors in Maryland. I've found a lot of sites online that have the pipe listed but no pictures or they will have part numbers for the pellet pipe but then info for the gas pipe. It could be honest coding mistakes (I know how easy that is) but I found enough errors to make me nervous. I was looking for suggestions on a couple of good sites to look at. Or, since I know a few of the guys here work in the industry maybe a shop that wouldn't mind working with me to make sure I have everything figured out and then shipping it down to me in Maryland.
From what I've been able to research the pipe doesn't seem hard to install. The hardest thing is going to be making a larger hole in my concrete block wall but even that won't be bad compared to some of the work I've already done in the basement.
Thanks for any advice you guys can give.
