Improper Support Box Install?

[murray004]

Hi all,

I just had an old 70’s Preway taken out and replaced with a new small Country stove… The old stove was here when we bought the house. Once the old stove and piping were taken out, and the new one installed, we saw that the support box appears to be installed in the attic, with just a small lip coming through the ceiling where the stove pipe attaches. We didn’t think anything of it, but since doing our first couple of fires, the ring in the ceiling is getting quite hot (around 150 degrees F). That got us looking around for info and that’s when we realized that the support box is in the attic- and most of the info we have found so far shows the support box installed on the ceiling, not in the attic. Our biggest concern is that the drywall ceiling is only about 2 inches away from the ring that the stove pipe is attached to- and if it’s getting to 150 degrees, it seems a bit unsafe. I’ve attached pics… any thoughts on this setup and whether it looks acceptable or whether we should have it evaluated by a professional would be appreciated. (BTW, we had the store where we bought the new stove do the install, the guy and his wife who installed didn’t say anything, so maybe we are just worrying for nothing…). Thanks!!

 

[begreen]

That definitely is worth checking much more closely. You'll want to know what the attic piping is for sure. Hopefully it is not the old Preway piping, but it doesn't look like class A or a Class A support box. On the stove connector side, that is definitely not code and dangerous, especially if this is single-wall pipe. What are the clearances to the wood behind the pipe?

 

[murray004]

Thanks for the info- the clearance is 12" to the wall... We put in double wall pipe, but the old stove was 8" pipe and the new one is 6", so the adapter at the ceiling is single wall. We are a little frustrated because the wood stove company came out to do a pre-install inspection and then installed and never said anything- when we took the temp last night at the ceiling and it was 160 degrees, we thought something must be wrong and started looking around on the internet- that's when we noticed our setup did NOT look right. (The whole point of having it installed professionally was so that we wouldn't have to worry!!). We just got ahold of the install place and they are coming back out next week to check it- in the meantime, the manager we spoke with said it doesn't sound right and not to use it (not a problem- we aren't going to risk something like that). So frustrating!! Thanks for the prompt reply- the stove is out of commission until we get things sorted.

 

[begreen]

Good to hear that the connector is double-wall, but the ceiling attachment is completely illegal and dangerous. The support box also looks like a safety violation. I am very glad to hear you are getting this checked into asap. This installation has time bomb written all over it. The dealer should bend over backward to make it 100% safe and correct by the book.