Big Mo pipe problem

[Timd]

Just bought a big mo all nighter about a 1980 model. It calls for a 6 inch stove pipe but no way will a 6 inch fit to the back of the stove, either male nor female. end. Tried crimping the male more than it was, no luck. Female end is close but no way will it go on without making a cut to open it up more. It shouldn’t be this difficult. Any suggestions?


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[Microduck17]

Maybe the collar is out of round?

Is there a buildup of rust on the outside of the collar?

Also sometimes the folded seam on some stove pipe will give me trouble getting it over the end of another piece of pipe or stove collar. Put the female end with the seam side down on a hard surface and flatten the seam down with a hammer and see if it it fits then.

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[bholler]

Many stoves of this time period have this issue because they used water pipe which is the wrong size. There are several adapters out there that do the job.

 

[Woody Stover]

There are several adapters out there that do the job.

AKA "appliance adapter."

 

[bholler]

AKA "appliance adapter."

Nope a regular appliance adapter won't fit these stoves.

This is the 8" version I don't have a 6 on the truck right now.

 

[kennyp2339]

I don't have a 6 on the truck right now.

Look at those hands, black knight.

 

[bholler]

Look at those hands, black knight.
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Lol I just washed them to. They look like that all the time unless I scrub like hell with a brush and usually dish soap.

 

[Timd]

Maybe the collar is out of round?

Is there a buildup of rust on the outside of the collar?

Also sometimes the folded seam on some stove pipe will give me trouble getting it over the end of another piece of pipe or stove collar. Put the female end with the seam side down on a hard surface and flatten the seam down with a hammer and see if it it fits then.

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Collar seems perfectly round. I’ll try the hammer. Thanks


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[bholler]

Collar seems perfectly round. I’ll try the hammer. Thanks


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Just get the skirted adapter

 

[Timd]

Does the adapter open slightly larger than 6”? Also does use of this require using the same brand for the remaining stove pipe? Thanks


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[bholler]

Does the adapter open slightly larger than 6”? Also does use of this require using the same brand for the remaining stove pipe? Thanks


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The inner part of it fits nicely inside the water pipe collar as it should and the outer part slides over. And no you don't need to use the same brand pipe. It just gets you to standard stove pipe size.

 

[Timd]

Thanks very much.


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[Woody Stover]

They look like that all the time unless I scrub like hell with a brush and usually dish soap.

And it's worse this time of year, when your hands get more chapped. The dirt burrows into all the cracks. I just never could get in the habit of putting lotion on my hands to keep the skin intact.

 

[bholler]

And it's worse this time of year, when your hands get more chapped. The dirt burrows into all the cracks. I just never could get in the habit of putting lotion on my hands to keep the skin intact.

It's nowhere near weather to chap my hands here yet. It has to get down to the 20s before that starts for me

 

[Woody Stover]

It's nowhere near weather to chap my hands here yet. It has to get down to the 20s before that starts for me

Yep, it was like that for me too, many years ago when I was young.

 

[Metalmantma]

Ever get your moe hooked up?