outside stove pipe damage

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All right I just got woke up from a big boom at 5am. All the snow and ice we have gotten took down a big ceder tree which hit the windmill which hit the side of the house and took 2 3ft sec of my pipe down, there crushed. My question is its now 2ft under the peek of the roof which is 15ft away, i still have good draft but no cap. How long should i be able to leave it like this? I use i telescoping loader to reach it, with all the snow i cant get to it, and the roof is to steep and full of snow. I'm going to have to order the pipe and cap, so it will be about a week. Think it will be ok for that long? We dom't have a furnace so we have to keep it going. JD
 
Oh, how awful. I am so sorry to hear about your damage and that you lost a tree and a windmill. Was this a working windmill? Gads.

Can you inspect all of the rest of the pipe from the stove up to make sure it is all tight and as it should be? Is there someone able to be with the stove at all times?
 
It was untill 2yrs ago when the shaft broke, i haven't fixed it yet cause its faster to use the hydrant.For the most part i'll be around doing chores during the day. From what i can see with the flashlight the rest looks ok exept the top one where the screws pulled out, i'm glad i only had 2 screws in each sec or more would have come down. JD
 
It sounds like you've lost the top part of the chimney but you still have some chimney; its just not above the peak of the roof. If I'm reading that right, you should be okay until you can replace the damaged section. You may fight some draft issues until then but you should be able to overcome that okay temporarily. Good luck.
 
jd- As far a function, I defer to others who know me than I. It sounds like this chimney should be considered an 'emergency fix' by your insurance company. Have you contacted them and explained you have no other source for heat?

Shari
 
One other thing you could do if you can get to the chimney is to buy some galvanized pipe or even some black pipe to stick into what is left of the chimney (as long as this is above the roof). That would give you 5' assuming 2 lengths of 30" pipe.
 
If you don't have one, consider getting a carbon monoxide detector. Some joints may have loosened slightly in your stovepipe (not visibly) and start leaking carbon monoxide. It's a good idea to have one anyway, with any combustion source in your home.
 
weird i have i been seeing alot of triple ss pipes broken in sections and fallen off the sides of peoples houses this last week due to heavy snow in my area ,scary stuff ! be sure to secure your pipe extra good i know i will be redoing my braces this spring
 
Backwoods Savage said:
One other thing you could do if you can get to the chimney is to buy some galvanized pipe or even some black pipe to stick into what is left of the chimney (as long as this is above the roof). That would give you 5' assuming 2 lengths of 30" pipe.
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+1 on that.
 
It about 4 ft over the gutter but not over the peek. i looked it over today in the light and the rest looks good. and no i can't get to it to put black pipe on it thought about that but its a no go. i'm trying to rent a bucket for my telescoping loader so i can move the snow out around the house, the other tractor i move snow with is to big. yes we 3 CM detetors in the house. its going to rain for a few days and i dont have a cap on top so i dont know whats going to happen there and thats what im worried about the most. it was suported good but the windwill won. JD
 
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