Hey everyone,
My stove has been running great this whole winter, but I saw an earlier thread where someone was using Selkirk piping and they needed the Selkirk to stove adapter. That got me thinking and I looked up the installation manual for DuraVent piping and they want you to use a 3PVL-AD from the stove to the pipe. I never used this, I just put some red RTV on the pipe connector and pushed it in. I haven't had any issues with smells or stuff pushing out of the pipe inside the house so I'm guessing it's probably 'OK' but not technically ideal.
My piping is pretty simple, it's a 45 degree adapter, out to a 4 foot pipe through the wall and then theres an angled piece (not sure the proper term) for the exhaust to spit it out at the ground. Yes, yes, I know ideally it would be best to go up in case the power goes out, but I didn't know that when this was put together over the summer. That's a project for next year, and we rarely (if ever) have electricity go out around here.
I saw the reviews on amazon of this 3PVL-AD piece and one person was mad that it was simple the same straight pipe, cut, and doesn't even have the locking connector for it and said that it was essentially a useless $20 part. If that's the case, and the red RTV is working for me do I really need to bother with getting this piece?
My stove has been running great this whole winter, but I saw an earlier thread where someone was using Selkirk piping and they needed the Selkirk to stove adapter. That got me thinking and I looked up the installation manual for DuraVent piping and they want you to use a 3PVL-AD from the stove to the pipe. I never used this, I just put some red RTV on the pipe connector and pushed it in. I haven't had any issues with smells or stuff pushing out of the pipe inside the house so I'm guessing it's probably 'OK' but not technically ideal.
My piping is pretty simple, it's a 45 degree adapter, out to a 4 foot pipe through the wall and then theres an angled piece (not sure the proper term) for the exhaust to spit it out at the ground. Yes, yes, I know ideally it would be best to go up in case the power goes out, but I didn't know that when this was put together over the summer. That's a project for next year, and we rarely (if ever) have electricity go out around here.
I saw the reviews on amazon of this 3PVL-AD piece and one person was mad that it was simple the same straight pipe, cut, and doesn't even have the locking connector for it and said that it was essentially a useless $20 part. If that's the case, and the red RTV is working for me do I really need to bother with getting this piece?
