Class A pipe installed wrong/backwards?
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double-d
Feeling the Heat
You are correct, it appears that it is installed upside down....not sure I would call him a "chimney guy"
Appears you are wrong , pipe direction can be confusing because you would think flue gasses will escape a downward facing joint ( but think of the flue and pipe as guiding liquid down into stove if the joints faced up any creosote or condensation would leak out into the double wall or to the surface on plain stove pipe )
my local stove place gave him my number and it does mostly chimney installs and such.
how it is upside-down? to me it looks backwards as the pipe sections are going against the flow and not with it. plus how do i replace this section since it's cemented into the wall?
since it's an 8" class A i am thinking i will get a 6" flex SS liner for it as that's probably the best way to fix this no?
That is the correct direction. But you are missing the adapter to change over to stove pipe. Also the pipe doesn't fit very nicely what brand is it?
Like I said there is nothing wrong with it other than the missing adapter and poor fit. Do you need 6" or 8"
Pipe is installed male side toward stove ( if the video is showing the stove side of pipe it is correct )
Why did you have an 8" chimney installed then? It is possible to run a liner through that chimney but it seems silly. Is it working ok?
i got the 8" from a friend for cheap and was in the process of installing a boiler with 8" outlet but have since abandoned that for other extremely aggravating reasons i'm not getting into.
so i rage bought a wood stove and have been running that since mid january like this, over the summer i wanted to sleeve this one down to 6" since that's all i need. i am also having issues with the draft flowing backwards so ive had to put a blower in the stove to get it going the right way a few times.
so i rage bought a wood stove and have been running that since mid january like this, over the summer i wanted to sleeve this one down to 6" since that's all i need. i am also having issues with the draft flowing backwards so ive had to put a blower in the stove to get it going the right way a few times.
maple1
Minister of Fire
Ok I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Is that the top of the chimney? If so, that does look upside down.
How are others seeing the adaptor is missing if that is the top?
How are others seeing the adaptor is missing if that is the top?
this is the piece that goes thru my foundation wall to a T on the side of my house then up 27ft to above my roof where i have a cap.
i am noticing the pieces go the opposite way of the flow which seems to channel smoke and heat into the insulation area of the pipe
yes i needed to get the draft to flow the right way a few times, it was around 60* inside my basement and 25-35 outside if that matters
i am noticing the pieces go the opposite way of the flow which seems to channel smoke and heat into the insulation area of the pipe
yes i needed to get the draft to flow the right way a few times, it was around 60* inside my basement and 25-35 outside if that matters
It happens occasionally. Seems to happen more with basement installs. I get it 2 - 3 times a year. I usually just use the torch for 30 seconds aimed up the pipe before I light my wood.
If you are looking into the pipe from the stove end it is installed correctly. Female faces stove, male faces cap. The inner pipe of the female end fits into the inner pipe of the male end. Pipe is plumbed with condensation and creosote drips in mind, so that they do not escape the pipe. Smoke will not escape when flue is drafting as negative pressure will draw air into the pipe, not blow smoke out of it.
if it fits inside she’s lying about being female male side faces stove as shown in his video
Ok, the confusion is in the terminology. Substitute domed end for male and cupped end for female. Cupped faces stove, domed faces cap.
Hamlin57
New Member
Hamlin57
New Member
Thanks, thinking about placing two 6” pipes together then and running them up a masonry flew 25’ ish. Have a line on 13’ pipe and 14’ of insulation. How much insulation would I need going up the interior (middle of basement) chimney. All way to the top? Each piece is $80.00, both $150. Firm. Insulation is pricey too, for me anyway.
All I know about this stove in photo on the left is it’s a VC Resolute, 1980 ish, I still trying to figure what series this one is, and if I got a good one or not. It’s in the back of the Escape now. Seems there was little use on this stove. At 430 lbs the intention was thermal mass?
All I know about this stove in photo on the left is it’s a VC Resolute, 1980 ish, I still trying to figure what series this one is, and if I got a good one or not. It’s in the back of the Escape now. Seems there was little use on this stove. At 430 lbs the intention was thermal mass?
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