Chimney: clean/needs cleaned/house about to burn down!

[begreen]

Congratulations on progress. The liner must be stainless. Regular steel is not allowed for a chimney liner. It will rot quickly and that can lead to CO leakage into the house.

 

[Stevenmverrill]

Congratulations on progress. The liner must be stainless. Regular steel is not allowed for a chimney liner. It will rot quickly and that can lead to CO leakage into the house.

Thanks. Next yeay for stainless. I got fire rope around the adaptor plate, and calk on pipe seams. (nothing could leak in even if it wanted)

So questions: what prolonged temperature can drywall/paint handle? 110°f is what i see on top of the stove. I wraped the suport beam (wood) in slate but now unshure if the dry wall work will start to fail?

 

[Stevenmverrill]

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[begreen]

So questions: what prolonged temperature can drywall/paint handle? 110°f is what i see on top of the stove. I wraped the suport beam (wood) in slate but now unshure if the dry wall work will start to fail?

110F is not too hot. It's ok up to around 170F IIRC. However, the stove manual may say 84" ceiling height required.

 

[bholler]

Thanks. Next yeay for stainless. I got fire rope around the adaptor plate, and calk on pipe seams. (nothing could leak in even if it wanted)

that caulk will be burnt off really quickly. Did you run stove pipe the entire length of the chimney?

 

[Stevenmverrill]

that caulk will be burnt off really quickly. Did you run stove pipe the entire length of the chimney?

Yes. 18' an elbow past the old damper and an elbow to the fire box cover plate. i take it that calk dose not hold up? Its "rutland black stove calk" i must say that draft relly helps this thing burn. 9' when it was out side must not have been enugh.

So i only see secondery burn shortly after loading it or when i crank it up past 3/4 air. Is that normal? Burning pine im scared to walk away from it with more then 3/4 air. I will say once it has a bead of coals and other then the first 2-3 min after loading its smokeless so i guess thats good.

 

[bholler]

Yes. 18' an elbow past the old damper and an elbow to the fire box cover plate. i take it that calk dose not hold up? Its "rutland black stove calk" i must say that draft relly helps this thing burn. 9' when it was out side must not have been enugh.

Well that is furnace cement not caulk it will hold up to the temps but will crack and fall out really quickly. And regardless that will not stop the inevitable corrosion that will quickly destroy that pipe and make it a very dangerous install.

 

[begreen]

Did you say that the stove pipe liner is only 9 feet? If so, that is insufficient and may be the cause of the weak secondary performance.

 

[Lake Girl]

Did you say that the stove pipe liner is only 9 feet? If so, that is insufficient and may be the cause of the weak secondary performance.

18' now begreen .... previous location was only 9'.

 

[begreen]

Yep.

 

[Stevenmverrill]

I have 89" floor to roof so that should be good. Yea 21' total pipe now. Here is a pic all cleaned up.

 

[begreen]

That's good. REgarding the secondaries, it could be that the 90 right off the stove is hurting draft a bit. If temps are mild outside this may be more noticeable.