I am trying to remove my single wall telescoping pipe so I can take it outside to re-paint it, This is obviously inside the house. My pipe comes straight off the top of the stove and up through the ceiling kit. It consists of 2 4' sections (top and middle) and then the telescoping section which is also 4'. My issue is when lifting the pipe up it only telescopes about 1/2 inch leaving at least another 1/4 to 1/2 and inch left. I do not want to damage anything by torquing it too much and was wondering if there were any tricks to maybe lubricating the telescopic sleeve or something on those lines to help make it slide up easier? I would also like to mention that when the installer hooked up the pipe, he put a self tapping screw through the telescopic sleeve to keep it from rising up when the stove is running. The screw created a pinch. I feel like I pried it out pretty good, but was very conscious about prying to hard and puncturing the pipe.
Assuming I can get the pipe off, is it advisable to remove all sections before sanding and painting or is it ok to leave them all attached and work on it as one big piece, Leaning towards taking it all apart for eases of movement, but wanted to hear what others typically do.
Thank you
Assuming I can get the pipe off, is it advisable to remove all sections before sanding and painting or is it ok to leave them all attached and work on it as one big piece, Leaning towards taking it all apart for eases of movement, but wanted to hear what others typically do.
Thank you
