Fireview install Problem?

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RandyG

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Dec 22, 2010
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Central Fla
I'm installing my stove this weekend and ran into a snag with the collar on the stove, after I installed the stove pipe I went to open the bypass , it wouldn't move, so we got to looking and noticed the pipe seemed to be in too far and was blocking the bypass lever, so we pulled out on the pipe slightly and freed it up and worked great but with the pipe pulled out that far I have a gap between the collar and the pipe, like the pipe isn't in all the way now. What to do? My only solution is to trim away some of the pipe that is blocking my bypass with the pipe all the way in. But should I have to do that, is everyone running into this with this stove or am I missing something??Thanks for your help!
 

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looks to me like your stovepipe is in to far. You could trim it so the bypass lever works , but if you have a loose seal when the stove pipe is not all the way in you probibly have a loose fit when the pipe is pushed in as far as it can go. a few self tapping sheet metal screws in the holes of the flue collar fixes this up.
I have used thin flat stove gaskets to seal up leaks in stove pipe connections in the past
 
Pull it out a little, screw it to the stove collar and use furnace cement for any gaps.
 
I would just trim the pipe. Not an expert but I would thinkk that pipe sizes are slightly different from one to another. Tin snips would probably come in handy for the job. Oh, and sheetmetal screws and furnace cemment are always good to have too!
 
Todd said:
Pull it out a little, screw it to the stove collar and use furnace cement for any gaps.

+1 what Todd said.

Great stove you've got.

Good luck,
Bill
 
I decided to pull out the pipe to free the bypass lever and purchase some stove caulk to seal up the connection, going to order stove and pipe shield before first fire just to be on the safe side. Connection pipe clearance is 10 inches.Can't wait, hopefully we will get a couple more cool spells this season, thanks everyone.
 

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Great looking install. I wish I could trade weather with you right now, I'm getting sick of this Winter!
 
Thank you Todd, me too!!!
 
Sure is a nice looking install. I also agree with Todd's fix.
 
Thanks Dennis, coming from you and other experienced wood burners on here it means alot to this newbie!! And if I'm not mistaken I think you had some surgery recently, If so, I hope your recovering well. I hope I don't have you confused with someone else.
 
I just finished my fireview install a couple weeks ago, but I didnt have that problem at all. Your connector must have been a little small. I was real lucky with my it just slid right in to the original connection and I was up and running.
 
RandyG said:
Thanks Dennis, coming from you and other experienced wood burners on here it means alot to this newbie!! And if I'm not mistaken I think you had some surgery recently, If so, I hope your recovering well. I hope I don't have you confused with someone else.

Thanks Randy. Recovery is coming along nicely.
 
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