Ok, no raising the stove. No new pipe yet. (And yes, it is the O-ring pipe from Duravent. Can't remember if the O-rings were orange. It's very posh-looking pipe, with no seam showing.) As the existing pipe was sealed on the inside inside with high-temp caulk when it was installed, I won't be able to get it apart.
So, here are the steps:
1. take the fan motors off and cleaning every possible passageway in the stove.
2. brush out the existing vent pipe
3. Replace he adapter to the stove so I an properly attach it to the rest of the vent.
4. seal every outside seam and joint of the vent pipes I have (that picture was very helpful).
5. wait until nightfall, turn on the stove, turn off the lights and see if I can spot any leaks. Which I caulk some more and retest.
6. After I've eliminated all the leaks, if I still smell smoke, then I run the stove for while and remove the lowest outside cap and see if the smoke seems less than enthusiastic about going up that 6' run of pipe outside. If it does:
7. I remove all that excess outside pipe, caulk the seams of what's left and re-test.
If none of that works, we go to the stove itself, right? I keep reading about modified Minis. What does that mean?
So, here are the steps:
1. take the fan motors off and cleaning every possible passageway in the stove.
2. brush out the existing vent pipe
3. Replace he adapter to the stove so I an properly attach it to the rest of the vent.
4. seal every outside seam and joint of the vent pipes I have (that picture was very helpful).
5. wait until nightfall, turn on the stove, turn off the lights and see if I can spot any leaks. Which I caulk some more and retest.
6. After I've eliminated all the leaks, if I still smell smoke, then I run the stove for while and remove the lowest outside cap and see if the smoke seems less than enthusiastic about going up that 6' run of pipe outside. If it does:
7. I remove all that excess outside pipe, caulk the seams of what's left and re-test.
If none of that works, we go to the stove itself, right? I keep reading about modified Minis. What does that mean?