Hi all - new here - lots of colourful posts I see - so I'm going to dip my toe in the water and ask a couple questions.
I have a new Osburn (1800) that I've installed and fired up (first time last winter) in a new addition. aside : I've read some complaints around the web about these stoves, but mine works like a charm (easily toasts us in a 1000 sq ft area) - but i digress.
Anyway, my issue: I run a single length of the telescoping pipe straight up from the flue collar to the chimney adapter / insulated chimney(cathedral box support). A single section / chunk makes the trip.
I typically run the stove on weekends (when I'm out at the camp). The stove pipe expands / contracts when hot / cold as expected (guessing about 1/8" or so) and the tele pipe 'slips' just a bit to allow for the expansion. Which was kinda the intent. works like a charm. Then I installed a flue probe - extremely easy and works well - it is currently set at the recommended height according to instructions (approx 18" above the flue collar). But - this recommended height happens to be within the part of the telescoping pipe that "slips". So when I fire up the stove the pipe expands, and voila - it pinches the probe (not killing it, just binds it up a bit). Made me cringe a bit at first - but when things cooled off I could easily slide out the thermometer - no visible damage to pipe or probe. Still worried about it though.
Should I be ditching the telescoping pipe? Was it a mistake? This is a straight vertical run up thru the ceiling / roof.
Should I have installed the probe closer to the stove top (below the part of the pipe that 'overlaps' - but also below the manufacturer's spec)?
Should I even be worrying and wasting your time here?
I think I goofed but not sure if I should be freaking out or retrofitting anything
One last (related) question - the insulated chimney (supervent) hangs down thru the cathedral box / hanger approx 12" inside the room - not sure (from a "typical" or aesthetic point of view) if I should push it up to where it only hangs inside a couple inches? I think I only did this to keep the stove pipe adapter at the bottom of the supervent pipe farther away from the steep sloped ceiling
sorry for the long post - any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks
I have a new Osburn (1800) that I've installed and fired up (first time last winter) in a new addition. aside : I've read some complaints around the web about these stoves, but mine works like a charm (easily toasts us in a 1000 sq ft area) - but i digress.
Anyway, my issue: I run a single length of the telescoping pipe straight up from the flue collar to the chimney adapter / insulated chimney(cathedral box support). A single section / chunk makes the trip.
I typically run the stove on weekends (when I'm out at the camp). The stove pipe expands / contracts when hot / cold as expected (guessing about 1/8" or so) and the tele pipe 'slips' just a bit to allow for the expansion. Which was kinda the intent. works like a charm. Then I installed a flue probe - extremely easy and works well - it is currently set at the recommended height according to instructions (approx 18" above the flue collar). But - this recommended height happens to be within the part of the telescoping pipe that "slips". So when I fire up the stove the pipe expands, and voila - it pinches the probe (not killing it, just binds it up a bit). Made me cringe a bit at first - but when things cooled off I could easily slide out the thermometer - no visible damage to pipe or probe. Still worried about it though.
Should I be ditching the telescoping pipe? Was it a mistake? This is a straight vertical run up thru the ceiling / roof.
Should I have installed the probe closer to the stove top (below the part of the pipe that 'overlaps' - but also below the manufacturer's spec)?
Should I even be worrying and wasting your time here?
I think I goofed but not sure if I should be freaking out or retrofitting anything
One last (related) question - the insulated chimney (supervent) hangs down thru the cathedral box / hanger approx 12" inside the room - not sure (from a "typical" or aesthetic point of view) if I should push it up to where it only hangs inside a couple inches? I think I only did this to keep the stove pipe adapter at the bottom of the supervent pipe farther away from the steep sloped ceiling
sorry for the long post - any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks