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    Lack of draft causing leaking smoke

    I have a different then normal setup. Went out the window instead of the roof. There is a 5.2 degree down angle to the pipe here so rain stays outside. Smoke is leaking out of the damper. I had it running at 600 for 45 minutes and still had no change in draft. The damper sleeve goes about an...
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    Wall Thimble leaking smoke, Duravent Pellet Vent.

    We just bought a huge house in New Hampshire , hard to heat of course. It came with a fairly new looking Santa Fe Quadrafire. It has a Duravent PelletVent on the wall. This is a telescoping wall thimble, the inner and outer pieces slide together and allow a wide range of wall thickness. My walls...