Pellet Stove Vent Installation

Hello Thomas, I have the same stove and installed it myself . I'm no expert but the Vent pipe should not be down, neither should any pipe slope down. If anything it should have a rise of 1/4" per foot. Therefor i believe you can not make that connection. I am not familiar with Selkirk but lots of guys use it on this site. Post some pics of the existing installation. Is it out and up or through the ceiling and roof ?.
A little more detail would be helpful.

Once installed you will enjoy the heat.

Dan

I agree with Dan. The vent cannot go down and vent properly.

A picture or two would help.

DAKSY said:

Remove the existing vertical pipe & replace it piece by piece, starting from the stove adapter, to see what you need to make it work.
An adjustable length or one short piece & you should be good to go.
Just make sure the manufacturers of the old & new (if you need it) are the same.

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Where abouts in Pa. are you?

DAKSY said:

Remove the existing vertical pipe & replace it piece by piece, starting from the stove adapter, to see what you need to make it work.
An adjustable length or one short piece & you should be good to go.
Just make sure the manufacturers of the old & new (if you need it) are the same.

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That is the smart way to do it. Check out Selkirks Catalog - http://www.selkirkcorp.com/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=6026
Lots of info, drawings, pipe length and I saw the Adjustable pipe.

Dan

I have heard of people doing either way, with or without the stove adapter. I would be worried about smoke escaping between the inner pipe and out pipe if you just used the pipe without the adapter. I'm from Perkasie!

I'm going the opposite from MtDew - if the kit included a connector, and it fits, wrap it up (or use RTV - which I believe is what the stove's manual says to), and be done with it. Guess we need a 3rd opinion

It is really a critical connection, you want a good mechanical connection. They also make connectors for variances in dimensions. You could give them a call if it is a dimension problem.
I would install the pipe connector to the wall pipe, apply High heat caulk to the connector, slide it on to the flue, check to make sure you have a good bead all the way around, Install 3 screws and let it harden up for 24 hrs.

Here are the instructions from Selkirk
COMMON VENT SYSTEM PARTS AND THEIR INSTALLATION
PIPE CONNECTOR (VP-PC, VP-PCB, VP-MFC, VP-APC)
The Pipe Connector is a (“starter section”) fitting used to connect the flue
collar of the appliance to the Model VP vent system. Available in black (PCB)
or unpainted (PC), the connector consists of a single wall cylindrical piece of
stainless steel (which is attached to the flue collar of the appliance) on one
end and a short double wall section of vent on the opposite end which
incorporates a coupling for attachment to other Model VP vent sections. To
install: depending upon the appliance flue collar, insert the Pipe Connector
into or over the appliance flue collar and attach with a minimum of two screws.
A drill with 3/32” bit may be used to drill through the collar and into the connector.

I use self drilling and self tapping screws. the clutch on the drill driver is set low. the screws can be difficult to find in the correct size.
JMO, foil tape is more for pipe to pipe connection which are leaking.

Dan