Hello- I am new to stoves, but have dealt with a few fireplaces. Moved this summer into a nice, small rental house with ancient electric baseboard heat, but a ready-to-go hearth setup which vents into a good brick chimney with terra cotta sleeving. There was a stove here in the recent past, but a previous tenant took it or got rid of it. The house is bi-level (on a cliff overlooking the river); total space is maybe 900 sq. ft. The chimney extends about 20 feet from the opening in the hearth (hearth is on basement level, and there is a peaked attic space above the ground floor).
Being budget-conscious and very DIY-oriented, I wanted to get a used stove and install it myself. I shopped and researched older stoves, and settled on what is most likely a Jotul knock-off... perfect size, and delivered (to the hearth) by the seller's sons. A good deal, I think, for $300 delivered, but I'm still hoping to avoid paying anybody to help me install it.
First, here's the thing itself: has the flip-down, roll-under door, and the screen, like a Combifire. But no mfr. name anywhere, and the "leather grain" finish and other details make me think it's not a Jotul.I reckon it will behave like a Jotul, though. The seller had it about 10 years, and it was last used earlier this fall. Bricks are all there, no cracks, door mechanism works fine. It even has the bar that can be inserted to keep wood from rolling against the screen when in "fireplace" mode.
This pic shows the hearth... the brick walls extend to the edges of the photo. There's an iron plate in the corner of the ceiling above the hearth. There's room to scoot the stove back a few more inches. I think there is adequate protection/clearance here... ?? The hole into the chimney can be seen (with cover).
There were some various pieces of stove pipe and elbows left behind, but I don't think I will be able to use any of it.
My questions: is it kosher, or even possible, for me to connect this stove, with its approx. 6 1/4" I.D. collar, with the iron pipe insert into the chimney, which has an I.D. of 5 1/4" ? I know that male ends should go towards the stove to prevent creosote dripping, so I need to start with something that fits inside the stove collar, right?
Is there any simple way to fit 6" pipe to this?
Some anchor holes around the chimney opening indicate some sort of plate or collar was mounted there, but I'm not sure. Whatever was done here, it dripped... you can see it on the brick. I'd like to make my pipe go inside the iron sleeve inside the chimney (it extends about a foot into the chimney), but I guess to do that, I'd have to put a reducer on there. But there may be a tendency to drip anyway, because the 12" run from the room to inside the chimney has minimal rise to it- almost level.
Anyway, I know I will figure something out (before the spring, I hope), but if anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears.
Being budget-conscious and very DIY-oriented, I wanted to get a used stove and install it myself. I shopped and researched older stoves, and settled on what is most likely a Jotul knock-off... perfect size, and delivered (to the hearth) by the seller's sons. A good deal, I think, for $300 delivered, but I'm still hoping to avoid paying anybody to help me install it.
First, here's the thing itself: has the flip-down, roll-under door, and the screen, like a Combifire. But no mfr. name anywhere, and the "leather grain" finish and other details make me think it's not a Jotul.I reckon it will behave like a Jotul, though. The seller had it about 10 years, and it was last used earlier this fall. Bricks are all there, no cracks, door mechanism works fine. It even has the bar that can be inserted to keep wood from rolling against the screen when in "fireplace" mode.
This pic shows the hearth... the brick walls extend to the edges of the photo. There's an iron plate in the corner of the ceiling above the hearth. There's room to scoot the stove back a few more inches. I think there is adequate protection/clearance here... ?? The hole into the chimney can be seen (with cover).
There were some various pieces of stove pipe and elbows left behind, but I don't think I will be able to use any of it.
My questions: is it kosher, or even possible, for me to connect this stove, with its approx. 6 1/4" I.D. collar, with the iron pipe insert into the chimney, which has an I.D. of 5 1/4" ? I know that male ends should go towards the stove to prevent creosote dripping, so I need to start with something that fits inside the stove collar, right?
Is there any simple way to fit 6" pipe to this?
Some anchor holes around the chimney opening indicate some sort of plate or collar was mounted there, but I'm not sure. Whatever was done here, it dripped... you can see it on the brick. I'd like to make my pipe go inside the iron sleeve inside the chimney (it extends about a foot into the chimney), but I guess to do that, I'd have to put a reducer on there. But there may be a tendency to drip anyway, because the 12" run from the room to inside the chimney has minimal rise to it- almost level.
Anyway, I know I will figure something out (before the spring, I hope), but if anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears.
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