Silly Silicone Question

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Clarksfan1

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Been asked before......so I apologize.

I've installed my new stove (55-shp10) and I keep getting a smoke smell in the house. So I broke out the flashlight and found the leak, so I use aluminum tape to seal it. The issue I have is that every night there seems to be a leak that I need to find. Any-hoo this is becoming frustrating so I'm thinking about just putting on some high temp silicone and saying done.

But I have TWO questions for ya.....

1. I'm not 100% sure I'm keeping it where it is and if I move it, the pipe configuration will be totally different (may move it to the basement). So If I put the silicone on is it pretty much on for good, or will I still be able to separate my Pipes (simpson) if I need to move them?

2. Do you guys silicone the adapter to the stove?

See told ya 2 questions and I'm out the door.

Thanks in Advance.


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I'll answer question #2 for $50, Yes, as for question #1 why would you bother to remove the adapter and not just undo the vent pipe from the adapter.

BTW there are solvents for sillycone as well as some sillycone sealants that don't totally harden.
 
I guess I'm thinking in terms of the amount of space I have to work with behind the stove. If I need to do any work on the stove such as replace an auger or replace an ignitor I would have to pull out the stove to do it. So if I were to silicone all the pipes AND the adapter to the stove wouldn't this be an issue if I ever needed to pull it out and do any work on the stove?

Or am I missing a simple answer.
 
From my reply to your post:


BTW there are solvents for sillycone as well as some sillycone sealants that don’t totally harden.

There is also gasketed vent that you undo the screws and turn.

You have a choice of poisons, some part replacement can be done from the sides or even the front, others from the rear. Like most things in life you have trade offs.

I use Excel venting and can just undo some screws and twist when the time comes.

So far all of my part replacement has been doable from the sides and front, even though the last one really required a contortionist somehow I managed.
 
My stove I installed 12 inches from wall, no need to move mine. On my stove adapter I used screws and sealed it on the outside, on the inside you would need to destroy it to remove.
 
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