Replaced my 20 yr old Vermont Castings propane stove this summer with a slightly used Stardance model. It came with duravent piping, I had to purchase fittings to go through the wall as well as the exterior wall cap. It vents up for about 2' before a 90 that exits out. It is exactly the setup the previous owner had that was installed by a dealer and conforms to venting instructions in the manual. My previous stove vented straight out the back and worked well and pipe temp was never a concern.
Finally got it all set up and the new piping is getting fairly hot, its the 6 and 5/8ths outer pipe surrounding 4" inner. Pipe temp on vertical pipe can reach 170 degrees after running for a bit, the short horizontal run gets as high as 190. Is that anything to be concerned about? Inside the wall is a 12" x 12" plywood chase about 10" long, lined with sheet metal through which the duravent goes. I even added a 8" piece of pipe around the duravent for good measure. A neighbor is a fireman and carpenter and says I did a great job and temps are not extreme, but don't think he knows much more than me. It is burning well, good flame but just seems hot to me.
What do you think?
Finally got it all set up and the new piping is getting fairly hot, its the 6 and 5/8ths outer pipe surrounding 4" inner. Pipe temp on vertical pipe can reach 170 degrees after running for a bit, the short horizontal run gets as high as 190. Is that anything to be concerned about? Inside the wall is a 12" x 12" plywood chase about 10" long, lined with sheet metal through which the duravent goes. I even added a 8" piece of pipe around the duravent for good measure. A neighbor is a fireman and carpenter and says I did a great job and temps are not extreme, but don't think he knows much more than me. It is burning well, good flame but just seems hot to me.
What do you think?
