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    How often should I clean a chimney cap?

    Hello folks! I've been reading here for years but never posted. Thank you for all your help! I have a 25'ish tall stove pipe (6' of which is above the roof) on a very steep A-frame metal roof. It is used daily but not overnight, from Oct to April. We cleaned the cap last year but it's...
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    Is this staining on my chimney cap normal?

    I have a three flue chimney in a house I just bought. I’ve had a stainless steel liner installed for my wood stove in my basement (2 story house) the guys also cleaned it and installed a brand new cap (seen in photo) I was walking my dog smelling the fire which I like and looked up noticing...
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    What’s causing this?

    Stove England 24-ACD /50-SHW24 We started burning and it slowly started to leak. We thought maybe it was our wood, but we were told it’s seasoned and it splits like butter (oak wood). We thought it was the temperature. Our stove gets to 300-450. Runs on the colder side at night. The pipe is...
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    High wind cap / termination cap question. Please help.

    Hi Folks. Need some help with Termination / end cap. I live on a mountain and strong winds constantly blowing out the propane fireplace we have. I was offered another cap from the people who sold me original . I have found one that seems a better solution. But I am not a specialist and have no...
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    • Forum: It's a Gas!
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    Need help! Removed pellet stove and thimble...now hole in vinyl siding

    I sold our pellet stove as we didn't use it (previous owner purchased). After removing the stove, thimble, and pipe; I now have a hole in the siding which we can't replace to match. I was thinking of installing a new 'faux' thimble with a cap on the opening but can't figure out where to find a...
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    Well.... no tee clean out cap on SS Liner

    Hello, I am new to wood burners and this site but hopefully someone can give me some advice. My problem, So i recently had to reinstall a SS liner down my unlined interior chimney for a wood burning stove. I insulated the liner and added a SS Tee with clean out but my friend who was helping...
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