Pellet Stove Vent T

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Major91

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Sep 16, 2008
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Dudley, Mass.
Greetings all!

Long time reader....occasional poster! Anywho.......question for anyone and everyone!

I have an issue with my vent T coming out the house. For the past few years it has been rusting more and more so soon i would like to replace this part. I understand what i need to get and all but how hard is this to replace? Anyone ever replace there's before? How hard is it to do and all.......any feedback would be great!

Peace!
 
Most venting products don't require sealant at the joints, but the installer might be in the habit of applying it to prevent callbacks on leaks. If there is sealant on the inner portions, it might be brutal to twist off, or screw up the inside piping during the attempt to do so. There are rubber strap tools (like for car oil filters) that are appropriate for this task.
 
So from the outside i would not be able to tell if there was any sealant applied when installed? If i do attempt to find out is it counter clockwise to take the pipe apart? I will have to look at this closer then.............
 
If you can peek inside the venting, you might see globs of sealant at the joints as a sign that it was used. Sealant around the outside is not affective, and would be considered visually unappealing - although it wouldn't hinder disassembly as much. The pipes twist off counter-clockwise, maybe a quarter turn or so. You'll need an extra set of strong hands to hold the vent steady on the other side of the joint, at the least. Good luck!
 
Excellent.......I'm sure i can figure this out........thanks for advice!!!!
 
What kind of pipe is it? Does it have any foil tape? Yes, look inside and let us know if you see any gobs of silicone. I will warn you if they used an excessive amount of silicone you may not be able to get it apart even with a strap or filter wrench.

If we are just talking surface rust perhaps a coat of high temp paint will dress it up to your satisfaction. It might be easier to do a paint touch-up every few years than get it apart. You can buy a can of high temp black grill paint that will probably last you a lifetime for less than $10.
 
Okay no foil on the outside portion of the pipe. It is really been looking bad the past year. Although i do not see any leaks coming. Did not think about actually sanding and painting. I do have all of that available at home so that may get me by a few more years.....

Thanks!
 
this is PL type pipe with galvanized outer? i've never seen one rust before, interesting.
 
kinglew said:
change tee dont risk any problems during heating months. imho not worth a bandaid fix

if its just the outer wall rusting a bit, why not clean and repaint?
the inner linning is ss and should last a very long time. 20 plus yr old installs are holding up fine ime
 
Seems like the outter portion that connects to the bottom piece that can be romoved for cleaning........

I'll have to do some evaluation of this tonight and see if its fixable...........
 
Could you post some pics? I too am interested in what is rusting.
 
jimmie ray said:
Most venting products don't require sealant at the joints, but the installer might be in the habit of applying it to prevent callbacks on leaks. If there is sealant on the inner portions, it might be brutal to twist off, or screw up the inside piping during the attempt to do so. There are rubber strap tools (like for car oil filters) that are appropriate for this task.

All pipes require sealing if they are inside the house. If you have a better quality pipe with silicone already included as part of the fabrication, then ok. Home Depot DuraVent, not ok.
 
My camera is down on my campsite and not at my house......so sorry there will be a delay in the pic....

Anyhow.......I started to poke around the bottom part of the T......started to pull off with no force pieces of rusty parts of the outter piping so........There is no doubt i need to replace it..........better now then middle of winter!
 
smwilliamson said:
jimmie ray said:
Most venting products don't require sealant at the joints, but the installer might be in the habit of applying it to prevent callbacks on leaks. If there is sealant on the inner portions, it might be brutal to twist off, or screw up the inside piping during the attempt to do so. There are rubber strap tools (like for car oil filters) that are appropriate for this task.

All pipes require sealing if they are inside the house. If you have a better quality pipe with silicone already included as part of the fabrication, then ok. Home Depot DuraVent, not ok.

So what your saying is not to seal dura vent pipe? I have sealed all my joints and I have dura vent. I did leave my clean out on the tee without sealant so I could take it off to clean when needed. When I disconnect my stove I just go outside unscrew my pipe brackets from the house then twist the whole piece of 3 foot pipe counter clockwise and pull it apart. Then I go in and pull the stove forward and all that is left on the stove is 1 piece of pipe. Should I not be doing it that way? I wish there was some sort of quick disconnect I could get so I could do it from inside the house in case I need to get to the back of the stove to fix something in the middle of the winter time. Knock on wood have'nt had to do that yet.

So my question is, What is the right way to put up dura vent then?
 
So just the end of the story on my T-Vent. The company i bought my stove from and also the piping came today to replace the T-Vent which was still under warranty. When they cut through the seal to take off it was found that the outside portion was rusting out. Inside did not look all that bad. I asked what could i do to stop this from happening again. They said there not sure since they have not seen this before. So all in all........its done........225 bucks for labor......

I need to start my own stove palace...........125 bucks to show and 95 an hour........good lord.........even though its not the company's fault that this happened....I was hoping for something cheaper.......1 hour total time...2 guys............and i watched like a hawk how they did this....ever happens again......I will do it.......
 
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