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  1. J

    Strange chimney corbeling; chimney and stovepipe advice

    I'm going to try not to be long-winded about this, but I've had a year to lose sleep about it, and it looks like it's going to be 2025 before the work starts at this point: House built in 1973 51-year-old, original chimney, but the top section has been redone at least once or twice Chimney is...
  2. B

    Chase or no chase? I'm installing a BK Ashford 30. Elevation just under 6000'

    The stove will be installed in a new addition, so effectively new construction. We are also putting on a new roof at the same time. Blaze King recommends a chase in their owner's manual, but the retailer says no one does that with the new insulated chimneys unless it's for asthetics. I want...
  3. D

    Moisture problems

    Hey Guys, if this is in the wrong section forgive me. We have a 70s sealed up fireplace and noticed we're getting moisture, mold and efflorescence around the hearth inside. Started with the main culprits.. cap, crown and flashing all OK. Pulled off the wood where an electric fireplace was...
  4. Y

    Does my fireplace chimney flue look good for installing a wood stove insert with a flue? (just swept it)

    Dear Community! I have moved into a house where the fireplace had a wood stove insert from the very beginning and for 23 years. Although, they put it directly into the fireplace flue, without any additional liner, so the existing flue liner was filthy as the chimney sweep guy said. Previous...
  5. V

    Old chimney - does liner need to be replaced? Can it be repaired?

    We live in an old (late 1800s) house and had someone check out our chimney. He said the “poured liner” in the chimney is too dangerous and cracked for us to have a fire in this hearth. These cracks seem like surface level cracks to me? He said they probably can’t repair it and would charge $8k...
  6. J

    Rebuilding Chimney Conduit after Foundation Repairs

    Hello fellow homebuilders/renovators, I recently had to repair some foundation cracks in my home, which required the removal of a 10-foot brick wall in the basement. As a result, I need to rebuild the wall and, more importantly, reinstall the chimney conduit properly. I have two chimneys in my...
  7. J

    How to (safely) connect tee to Duravent insulated wall pass through

    I finally got all the parts (hopefully) I need to install a glue liner in a masonry chimney. I went with DVL stove pipe and Duraflex liner. Since I’m going through a combustible wall to the chimney I purchased an insulated wall pass through...
  8. S

    DVL/Duraplus Chimney Installation retrofit for attic

    Hoping for some advice modifying my wood stove stove pipe/chimney installation! I have an existing install in a room with a "cathedral" ceiling. DVL (double-wall) goes from the wood stove to a ceiling support box (like this) near the peak of the roof, where it transitions to DuraPlus...
  9. St. Coemgen

    Your Opinions: Homestead Renovations, Fixing And Upgrading Our Chimney

    A Youtube Video: My main concern is this "bricky" (a UK term) is treating a stainless steel chimney like a masonry chimney and "bricking" it in at least on one side. I always thought a steal chimney needs some air space all around to dissipate heat and prevent issues. Or am I wrong? Is...
  10. J

    What do I need to pass through drywall into a flue liner in a masonry chimney?

    Hi all, we moved into a home with an old Vermont Castings Vigilant stove that we are replacing with a new Drolet Escape 1800 as well as the old single wall stove pipe and adding a flue liner. We are doing this ourselves because we had a chimney sweep guy come to clean out the chimney and inspect...
    • josey
    • Thread
    • chimney chimney adapter chimney pipe drolet escape 1800 duravent stove pipe dvl flue liner stove chimney connection help stovepipe telescoping chimney stove pipe
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. A

    True Heat TH36PA Fireplace 8" ID x 14" OD chimney extension

    I am wanting to add a section of chimney to my existing roofstack. This is my parents house that was built in the mid 80s. The fireplace has a label Dhat shows this to be a TrueHeat TH36PA zero clearance fireplace. The manuals I found online call for duct pipe that is 8 inches innner diameter...
  12. M

    Remove rotted steel firebox or can it support a wood stove insert?

    Hi everyone. I have a house that was built in MA in 1978 and renovated in 2011 with the exception of the fireplace. We purchased our home in 2020 and I don’t know much about the fireplace or when it was last used. We have a three flue chimney with one flue decommissioned that was used for a...
  13. J

    Help with chimney smoke!

    Hi all - I’ve made an account here in the hopes I’ll get some guidance on a stove I have inherited. I’m having issues with smoke from the chimney. I am burning kiln dried wood (moisture checked to 11%) at the correct temps (as far as I can tell with thermometer) and the chimney was swept only...
  14. N

    What kind of thimble do i need?

    Hello, here is how my chimney guy left things after installing the new 6” stainless steel liner: What do i need to buy to connect my stove pipe safely to this? It will be going through a completely non-combustible wall (steel studs, cement board, thin brick). The threads i’ve read are all...
  15. A

    Need to say a huge thank you to BKVP for helping us get an installation issue corrected.

    The original installer didn't quite get it right and we ended up with no draft and smoke in the house 14 months after the original install. BKVP asked some questions via pm and by phone and then the company got a hold of the dealer that sold/installed the Blaze King Princess 30.2 and things were...
    • AshBox
    • Thread
    • bkvp blaze king cathedral ceiling chimney installation no draw wood burner
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Blaze King
  16. S

    HS Manchester install Prefab

    Hey Everyone. Been lurking here for a good 6 months and just pulled the trigger on a Hearthstone Manchester. Now it's time for the install, which I thought I had figured out, but I just learned something new and wanted to get some opinions. Original plan was the yank the Majestic Prefab ZC...
  17. R

    Flue Sizing - Based on the Unique Variables

    As a practical thought experiment, what diameter of class A chimney would be advisable based on these variables? The appliance has a firebox with the dimensions: 32in Long 19in Wide 20in High The appliance can burn wood, coal and oil. The rated BTU outputs for the fuel types are: Wood: 135,000...
  18. E

    Possible Chimney Blockage see photo

    Check out the photo with my post. I have a Wood Burning Fireplace insert that was installed in 2011 when the home was constructed. Smoke has started coming in if the door is opened really badly. I started seeing ghost flames and that’s when I said no more burning until I figure it out. I ran a...
  19. G

    Flue and Chimney cleaning

    New to wood stoves and Hearth. Had my chimney cleaned (Napoleon S9 with flue and chimney) a couple weeks ago. Now I am hearing a lot of what I assume is creosote falling in the flue when I light a fire. I was nervous about safety because I bought this house a year ago and don’t know the...
  20. J

    How to remove these stains?

    Best way to clean off these stains? I read ammonia, soap, and salt, but not sure if anyone has any experience with this? Our glass cleaner says for masonry aswell not sure if that would work?
  21. coffeecup86

    Question about new lines chimney

    Hiya folks. I made a couple threads last season, I’ll give a quick back story. Recently bought a house. It had a pellet stove vented into a 8in terracotta lined chimney. Yikes. We replaced the pellet stove with a wood stove. We had a lot of issues getting fires going in the dead of winter...
  22. EncoreInMass

    How do I remove this Tee base Cap? (With Pictures)

    Hello, I use to be a wood burner (Name) but now we're a pellet house. Ravelli RV100 Classic (LOVE IT) We're burning early this year and I wanted to DIY sweep the chimney. I already have all the gear and was set to go when I hit this speed bump. How do I get this Tee base cap off? I can tell it...
  23. O

    Which Way Should I Go?

    Hi Folks, Here's what I have: Chimney: internal, within an 1850s Cape Cod (2-story, with an "L"), with a 20-25 feet run from the ground floor to the top, now properly capped at the top against rain/critters/downdrafts. Chimney is clay-lined (6"x6" liner). New Wood-Burning Cookstove: ABC...
  24. RomanW

    Chimney Retrofit?

    Hey everyone. So my home has an old Superior wood burner with destroyed refractory panels (We bought the home a few months ago), and during the process of trying to find replacements, we decided to scrap that idea and go the wood stove route. Save some money, keep it away from the gas man...
  25. M

    Chimney Question

    Good evening all, We are first time homebuyers and new to wood stoves. We just bought 4 cords of wood and have a few questions below. Our existing chimney looked a little funky, so we investigated and found a 8” pipe fit over a 6” chimney. Pictures attached. Does this look code compliant, or...
  26. W

    chimney installation

    Hello to everybody ! I want to install an ironcast kitchen wood stove 9.5 kw with 5 inch flue pipe in my home that it have a kitchen also. The best place to be fit as per houses place is almost to center of home. The roof is wooden with tiles tringle shape. Because i dont want to drill the top...
  27. C

    Creosote running down wall

    My husband and I recently bought a house with a wood stove and the first time (and only time) we tried to use it last fall it started to leak black liquid down from where the pipe and wall meet, but it leaks even when we don't use it! We've had chimney people come out and inspect it and have...
  28. W

    Superior WCT6940 installation cost?

    Has anyone had a Superior's WCT6940 / Astira Montecito Estate fireplace installed? We were looking to have a fireplace installed and get the EPA tax credit. We don't have a chimney so we would need that built also. About 30 feet worth. We got a quote for 40k to include the Superior WCT6940...
  29. F

    Wire brush on metal chimney -- how bad to use once more?

    We moved into a house with a woodstove three years ago. We've had a chimney sweep come twice, and I'd like to try taking that on myself this year. The chimney is metal (shown in photos), and I've read here that a wire brush isn't recommended for metal chimneys (and that a SootEater is). But I'm...
  30. TheBurghBees

    Venting Wood Stove Into Back of Chimney

    Hi All! New to the Forum. We are in the midst of a sun room remodel. This space is an insulated enclosed porch, adjacent to our living room. The existing wood-burning fireplace in the living room will require a new liner (at best) and/or insert to become functional again. We haven't yet...
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