About ready to purchase my first woodstove. Going to install in existing fireplace using a 6" flex liner that will run directly down into the top flue mount on the stove. I'm planning to install a 1 piece blocker plate (sheet steel with flanges around sides) at the top of fireplace opening (just below where the damper was). With the stove that I'm planning to purchase (Jotul J400) and the planned position of the blocker plate, I'll be left with ~3.5 inches of vertical clearance. Can I crimp the end of the 6" flex liner and fasten directly to stove or do I need to use a connector? If so, any ideas on how to install with such a limited space/height?
Ideas on connecting a flex liner to woodstove with minimal clearance to blocker plate?
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Just curious, why not make a 2 piece block of plate? Then install after the connector is on to give you some more room?
Not sure if it's a possibility or not, just a suggestion.
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Not sure if it's a possibility or not, just a suggestion.
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You are going to need an "appliance adapter" attached to the bottom of the liner. Most kit dealers sell the kit with your choice of a tee or an appliance adapter. Personally I used a fixed stainless steel elbow from the liner to the stove because it looks better than the corrugated liner sticking out of the top of the stove and allows the stove to be farther out on the hearth.
Lots of online liner kit dealers out there on the web. People have had good results with Rockford and Chimney Liner Depot here. I have purchased from both. I had a problem with Rockford because they tried to do my thinking for me but everybody else seems to like them. Bar none my best experiences have been with Hart's Hearth.
Lots of online liner kit dealers out there on the web. People have had good results with Rockford and Chimney Liner Depot here. I have purchased from both. I had a problem with Rockford because they tried to do my thinking for me but everybody else seems to like them. Bar none my best experiences have been with Hart's Hearth.
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