Stainless Steel stove pipe

[AppalachianStan]

Hey all, do they make single wall stainless steel stove pipe? I know they make double wall that has stainless in it. I am going to go stainless steel to help with creosote.

 

[kuma.jason]

Rigid chimney liner sections are available in 48" lengths.

 

[Heatsource]

how would stainless help reduce creosote?
double wall will help, but different types of single wall will make no appreciable difference

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Better to try burning dry wood to help with creosote.

 

[AppalachianStan]

how would stainless help reduce creosote?

Creosote dose not stick to good to stainless. Last night I swept my chimney, and got all most a coffee can full of creoste just from the black stove pipe but the class a stainless was clean.

 

[kuma.jason]

Creosote dose not stick to good to stainless. Last night I swept my chimney, and got all most a coffee can full of creoste just from the black stove pipe but the class a stainless was clean.

This is more likely due to the class A being insulated and the black pipe not. Dave is right, the stainless probably will not have an appreciable difference.

 

[AppalachianStan]

wood was between 15 and 20% on a resplit

 

[kuma.jason]

If you do decide to swap out your pipe, I would think double wall will be the best value. The interior of the double wall, as you know, is stainless anyway. You would also get the added benefit of retained heat to help reduce creosote. I installed stainless steel once as single wall connector. The stove door was brushed nickel and the home owner wanted the pipe to semi-match the door. All I remember was it being a major pain to cut cleanly and no slip joint. I think we ended up using a black slip joint up at the ceiling.

 

[CenterTree]

Creosote dose not stick to good to stainless. Last night I swept my chimney, and got all most a coffee can full of creoste just from the black stove pipe but the class a stainless was clean.

I see no proof of creosote not sticking to stainless from what you described. Your Class A is most likely double/insulated pipe. So you are not comparing apples to apples.

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Maybe some company could invent a chimney lined with TEFLON. Like my wife's frying pans....NON STICK!
By golly, I think I'm onto something.... (or just on something)

 

[oldspark]

You avoid creosote by burning with a warm flue and dry wood.

 

[oldspark]

Creosote dose not stick to good to stainless. Last night I swept my chimney, and got all most a coffee can full of creoste just from the black stove pipe but the class a stainless was clean.

What is your flue temp when burning, been using regular stove pipe for over 30 years and no creosote in the pipe.

 

[AppalachianStan]

You avoid creosote by burning with a warm flue and dry wood.

wood was between 15 and 20% on a resplit. Hope full I get a hot flue with the add Chimney height.

 

[oldspark]

wood was between 15 and 20% on a resplit. Hope full I get a hot flue with the add Chimney height.

So your flue temp is low? Mine runs high with the new stove and have no idea why and cant seem to find any body with any idea either.

 

[Heatsource]

Jason!
i didn't know you were on here, nice to see a familiar poster

 

[Heatsource]

Creosote dose not stick to good to stainless. Last night I swept my chimney, and got all most a coffee can full of creoste just from the black stove pipe but the class a stainless was clean.

trust me soot sticks just fine to stainless! at least in some applications

 

[AppalachianStan]

My chimney was 15' and I would get low temps between 800 to 1000* on cat probe and between 150 to 200* on flue. Now don't know add 3' of chimney to get more draft.

 

[Highbeam]

I considered the single wall stainless for my 10' connector pipe in the shop. That stuff is very expensive. Almost as expensive as class A pipe. Certainly compare the cost to double wall which is also stainless but will offer superior performance with regard to draft and creo accumulation.

 

[begreen]

I had a 20 ft rigid stainless liner in our chimney installed when we moved into this place. It was connected to an old Majestic smoke dragon. The first year we moved in the wood was crappy and there was plenty of creosote accumulation in the pipe. It is no guarantee of reduced accumulation. When it's in a double-wall connector or in a class A pipe the reason it stays cleaner is because it keeps the flue gases hotter.

 

[AppalachianStan]

double wall

8" Double wall is $190.00 for the telescoping. It on my list to get next. Thanks

 

[mellow]

add a thermometer made for dbl wall to your list as well, magnetics don't work the best.