Hey guys, I have my new stove sitting in my living room and I think it's about time I get around to installing the chimney...
The stove is a Jotul F45 Greenville, purchased new about a month ago (I posted on here before making the decision!). I plan on doing the installation myself, as I am somewhat handy. I'm ready to start ordering chimney parts but wanted to run it by you folks before I started ordering the wrong things.
A little more info... my wife and I still haven't decided if we will kiddie-corner the stove or run it straight out to save space in the living room. We are probably not going to do any wall protection, as the F45 clearances are already pretty minimal. Also still not sure on whether we will do single or double wall interior pipe for the stove connector. I think double-wall will only let us get closer to the back wall, which isn't a big deal where the stove is at the moment. All in all, I think these decisions only affect what type of connector pipe I buy and the placement of the stove and chimney itself. The chimney parts will all be the same no matter what we choose.
The stove is in the living room. Pipe will go straight up, through the ceiling, through the attic, and then finally through the roof. No elbows or bends, close to the peak of the house so the chimney should be plenty long I think.
So, on to the questions! I went to my local stove shop and priced out chimney pipe, and it was crazy expensive (it would cost more than my stove). I'm now leaning toward DuraVent DuraPlus piping from HD. In particular, they have a kit for around $200 that has everything but the pipe itself. Anyone have experience with this kit? I've read about people not being able to use the roof flashing piece (wrong pitch), having a bunch of extra parts, needing a bunch more parts, etc. I am not sure on the exact pitch of my roof, but it's a shallow pitch (probably standard for a ranch prefab). I'm ready to pull the trigger on this kit and get started, but want to be sure...
Am I going to need some sort of expandable triple wall piece of pipe to connect from the floor of the attic (the ceiling connector) to the underside of the roof connector? I'm guessing I won't be able to get this to exactly align with 3ft segments of triple wall pipe. Does the pipe just slide in to the roof connector from outside instead, leaving any extra sticking out the top of the roof?
Will I get better heat output in the living room if I go with single wall interior pipe rather than double wall? On the other hand, will double wall give me a better draft (keeps the pipe hotter) and thus yield better heat output from the stove?
Any recommendations on a cheap floor pad? The F45 only requires ember protection. I saw one at Tractor Supply for around $60, that was just a plain black mat.
Thanks guys! Questions are all over the place as usual, sorry about that
. I also know I have more questions that I'm not remembering, which will probably come up as I work out what I'm doing.
MSal
The stove is a Jotul F45 Greenville, purchased new about a month ago (I posted on here before making the decision!). I plan on doing the installation myself, as I am somewhat handy. I'm ready to start ordering chimney parts but wanted to run it by you folks before I started ordering the wrong things.
A little more info... my wife and I still haven't decided if we will kiddie-corner the stove or run it straight out to save space in the living room. We are probably not going to do any wall protection, as the F45 clearances are already pretty minimal. Also still not sure on whether we will do single or double wall interior pipe for the stove connector. I think double-wall will only let us get closer to the back wall, which isn't a big deal where the stove is at the moment. All in all, I think these decisions only affect what type of connector pipe I buy and the placement of the stove and chimney itself. The chimney parts will all be the same no matter what we choose.
The stove is in the living room. Pipe will go straight up, through the ceiling, through the attic, and then finally through the roof. No elbows or bends, close to the peak of the house so the chimney should be plenty long I think.
So, on to the questions! I went to my local stove shop and priced out chimney pipe, and it was crazy expensive (it would cost more than my stove). I'm now leaning toward DuraVent DuraPlus piping from HD. In particular, they have a kit for around $200 that has everything but the pipe itself. Anyone have experience with this kit? I've read about people not being able to use the roof flashing piece (wrong pitch), having a bunch of extra parts, needing a bunch more parts, etc. I am not sure on the exact pitch of my roof, but it's a shallow pitch (probably standard for a ranch prefab). I'm ready to pull the trigger on this kit and get started, but want to be sure...
Am I going to need some sort of expandable triple wall piece of pipe to connect from the floor of the attic (the ceiling connector) to the underside of the roof connector? I'm guessing I won't be able to get this to exactly align with 3ft segments of triple wall pipe. Does the pipe just slide in to the roof connector from outside instead, leaving any extra sticking out the top of the roof?
Will I get better heat output in the living room if I go with single wall interior pipe rather than double wall? On the other hand, will double wall give me a better draft (keeps the pipe hotter) and thus yield better heat output from the stove?
Any recommendations on a cheap floor pad? The F45 only requires ember protection. I saw one at Tractor Supply for around $60, that was just a plain black mat.
Thanks guys! Questions are all over the place as usual, sorry about that

MSal