Ashford Installation Preparation

[Heftiger]

I'm getting ready for the delivery of my Ashford 30.1, hoping to see it this week. I'm wondering what piece, if any, I will need to attach the double wall telescoping to the pipe coming through the ceiling.

 

[Heftiger]

The first photo is a little deceiving. The approximate measurement across is 9". It is a 6" flue.

 

[Poindexter]

You can probably get by with one piece of telescoping tube between the stove and radiation shield in the ceiling. They come in a couple or three length ranges.

What is the vertical distance from the floor of the hearth where the stove will sit to the collar on the radiation shield in the ceiling?

From that number I think you can subtract about 28-30" to allow for the height of the collar of the stove above the floor. I think my telescoping piece goes something like 35-65" +/- but my local dealer had at least one other size in stock.

 

[Heftiger]

You can probably get by with one piece of telescoping tube between the stove and radiation shield in the ceiling. They come in a couple or three length ranges.

What is the vertical distance from the floor of the hearth where the stove will sit to the collar on the radiation shield in the ceiling?

From that number I think you can subtract about 28-30" to allow for the height of the collar of the stove above the floor. I think my telescoping piece goes something like 35-65" +/- but my local dealer had at least one other size in stock.

Thanks for the reply. I think the measurement was 50 something. I talked to the dealer when I ordered the stove and we picked the option that had a good range. Something like 45-66.

 

[Heftiger]

New information. The OD of that interior connection is 8". And the existing pipe through the roof is metalbestos. What's the recommended pipe for the inside? Is a DV telescoping still OK, or is there a matching brand for the interior flue?

I've done some searching and there is plenty of warning about mixing and matching types, but it only seems to come up when people are extending an existing chimney. Does this requirement also exist for the interior and class a?

 

[Woody Stover]

I've done some searching and there is plenty of warning about mixing and matching types, but it only seems to come up when people are extending an existing chimney. Does this requirement also exist for the interior and class a?

If the support box is also Metalbestos, I would go with the matching double-wall, just to avoid any potential problems there. I'm assuming any double-wall would work with the A30, but I don't know...

 

[Heftiger]

My dealer asked me whether I had a support box, or if they had just stuck the pipe through the roof. I'm not sure I can tell myself if that's a support box or just painted pipe with a heat shield. Thoughts?

 

[Woody Stover]

not sure I can tell myself if that's a support box or just painted pipe with a heat shield.

Yeah, looking closer, I can't tell either. It looks fishy, though... Can you drop that shield and get a look?

 

[Heftiger]

Tonight I'm going to take some picture in the attic and disconnect the pellet stove so I can get a good look. Up in the attic I could tell that there was an insulation shield, but I didn't think about investigating the support.

 

[Heftiger]

It looks like it could be this piece:

 

[jeff_t]

Is that a 4" pellet vent into the class A then? If so, you'll need an adapter for the 6" double wall.

You should probably stick with Selkirk products. You'll definitely need a Selkirk piece to adapt the class A to the connector pipe. From there I don't know if duravent double wall will work or not. I don't know if it matters if you're using it for stove performance, but if it is for clearance purposes you would need to use all Selkirk.

Selkirk double wall will also likely require a stove adapter. I think duravent will slide right in the flue collar.

 

[Heftiger]

Is that a 4" pellet vent into the class A then? If so, you'll need an adapter for the 6" double wall.

You should probably stick with Selkirk products. You'll definitely need a Selkirk piece to adapt the class A to the connector pipe. From there I don't know if duravent double wall will work or not. I don't know if it matters if you're using it for stove performance, but if it is for clearance purposes you would need to use all Selkirk.

Selkirk double wall will also likely require a stove adapter. I think duravent will slide right in the flue collar.

Thanks for your replies.

That is an adapter. Earlier in the year I took the round plate off, thinking I could get to the 6" pipe so I could tape a trash back on it to sweep. The pellet adapter is glued somehow to piece coming through the ceiling. I'm not sure if that's standard or what.

I did a little searching for Selkirk sure-vent (another thread talks about this as being the replacement for the metalbestos) and I don't see any telescoping double wall; wondering if they even make it.

 

[jeff_t]

I think metalbestos and ultra-temp are the same thing.

Supervent used to be what they sold thru box stores, but now their website says that it is sold thru professional installers only, and sure-temp is for the DIY market? That's a bit confusing.

DSP is their double-walled stove pipe. You use it with any of their class A, you just need to make sure you have the correct metalbestos/ultra temp adapter that twists on to the chimney pipe.