Need help - Tiny House/Shed Installation

[Braintree56]

Hi Everyone,

I'm stuck! I have a Shed/Tiny House and a Guide Gear Large Camp Stove that would be perfect. The only problem is that it takes a 5.5 inch diameter pipe and I can't seem to find ANY 5.5 inch stove and Chimney pipe for it.

What I wanted to do - Run it up a few feet - then out through the wall - then outside and up. I was ready to go until I realized that the pipe at the big box stores were too big. Any ideas? I'm thinking about trying to fabricate a reducer bring it down to about 3 inches and use Pellet Stove Duravent Piping. I know reducing is generally frowned upon - but...

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[clancey]

I found this on the net. More pictures that I love and sure hope you get the piping problem solved so that you can use your little stove...There are quite a variety out there to my surprise.. old clancey

Best Small Wood Stoves for Tiny Homes - Tiny Life Gear

The best wood stoves on the market for tiny home builds, RVs, skoolies, and vans. Product comparison and where to buy.

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[bholler]

Hi Everyone,

I'm stuck! I have a Shed/Tiny House and a Guide Gear Large Camp Stove that would be perfect. The only problem is that it takes a 5.5 inch diameter pipe and I can't seem to find ANY 5.5 inch stove and Chimney pipe for it.

What I wanted to do - Run it up a few feet - then out through the wall - then outside and up. I was ready to go until I realized that the pipe at the big box stores were too big. Any ideas? I'm thinking about trying to fabricate a reducer bring it down to about 3 inches and use Pellet Stove Duravent Piping. I know reducing is generally frowned upon - but...

Any help would be appreciated.

Pellet vent isn't suitable for a woodstove. If it is 5.5 just use a 6" chimney. But I would strongly recommend a better stove honestly

 

[Braintree56]

Pellet vent isn't suitable for a woodstove. If it is 5.5 just use a 6" chimney. But I would strongly recommend a better stove honestly

Yeah... I might get a better stove, but I was given this one cheap. Those others looked great and I might want to upgrade at some point. Isn't the stove pipe supposed to go inside so that Cresote doesn't leak everywhere? If I use 6 inch pipe - how would I go about getting it into the 5.5 inch hole? I'm a newbie at this...

 

[Braintree56]

I've having trouble sorting out what I would actually need. If someone could point me in the right direction. I might upgrade to a better stove down then line, but I figure I should set-up the Chimney and everything now. I'm going to be using the space mainly as a woodshop.

I thought I was all set to go with Pellet Stove pipe as that's what a number of people did on Youtube, but now that I'm going to be ditching that idea - I just can't seem to find the parts that I was expecting to find.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[Braintree56]

Wondering if something like this might be what I should do... https://www.lowes.com/pd/Forever-Ve...less-Steel-Double-Wall-Chimney-Pipe/999958267

I have a couple of pieces of stove pipe that fits and then I could just attach this to the end and run it through the wall and up the side of the shed. Would that make sense? I don't care much for what this looks like. I just want it functional and safe.

 

[begreen]

Wondering if something like this might be what I should do... https://www.lowes.com/pd/Forever-Ve...less-Steel-Double-Wall-Chimney-Pipe/999958267

I have a couple of pieces of stove pipe that fits and then I could just attach this to the end and run it through the wall and up the side of the shed. Would that make sense? I don't care much for what this looks like. I just want it functional and safe.

That is not stove pipe, it's chimney liner. It only is for putting in an existing chimney. Can you go straight up through the roof? That would be a lot less expensive.

Through the wall (chimney pipe and stovepipe not included)


Through the roof ( chimney pipe and stovepipe not included)

 

[bholler]

Yeah... I might get a better stove, but I was given this one cheap. Those others looked great and I might want to upgrade at some point. Isn't the stove pipe supposed to go inside so that Cresote doesn't leak everywhere? If I use 6 inch pipe - how would I go about getting it into the 5.5 inch hole? I'm a newbie at this...

You get a 5.5 to 6" adapter

 

[Braintree56]

There's a possibility of going through the roof. Looking at all these - I'm realizing this is much bigger project than I initially thought.

Would it be possible to vent my little stove out the window just to get through this winter? If I'm going to put something like this in, I'll probably want to get a better/more permanent stove.

Any suggestions for a temporary fix? I saw people on Youtube venting stoves like mine through a window using pellet stove pipe - which was why I started going down this rabbit hole.

 

[bholler]

There's a possibility of going through the roof. Looking at all these - I'm realizing this is much bigger project than I initially thought.

Would it be possible to vent my little stove out the window just to get through this winter? If I'm going to put something like this in, I'll probably want to get a better/more permanent stove.

Any suggestions for a temporary fix? I saw people on Youtube venting stoves like mine through a window using pellet stove pipe - which was why I started going down this rabbit hole.

Temporary fixes are generally very unsafe and not advisable. For a cheap occasional use solution I would recommend a gas or electric space heater. Until you can do it correctly

 

[ABMax24]

Am I reading that right on the stove description, it's built from galvanized steel?

If that's the case I wouldn't be on putting that in any space I intended to occupy.

 

[bholler]

Am I reading that right on the stove description, it's built from galvanized steel?

If that's the case I wouldn't be on putting that in any space I intended to occupy.

I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Braintree56]

Temporary fixes are generally very unsafe and not advisable. For a cheap occasional use solution I would recommend a gas or electric space heater. Untill you can do it correctly

You're probably right. This was what I was considering -

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- anything unsafe about what they are doing?

Am I reading that right on the stove description, it's built from galvanized steel?

If that's the case I wouldn't be on putting that in any space I intended to occupy.

Oh my... I see that now... Isn't that supposed to be really bad?

 

[bholler]

You're probably right. This was what I was considering -

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- anything unsafe about what they are doing?

Oh my... I see that now... Isn't that supposed to be really bad?

Yes lots is unsafe

 

[Braintree56]

I wouldn't be surprised.

Am I reading that right on the stove description, it's built from galvanized steel?

If that's the case I wouldn't be on putting that in any space I intended to occupy.

The description part on Amazon says "Alloy Steel"... It's only buried in the description that it says Galvanized Steel.

 

[clancey]

Since they are trying to hide it in another description I would not use that stove and start looking for a nicer and a safer one for your wood shop...Why waste money on not quite the measurement parts when they are even trying deceive about what the material is in the first place..Be safe go good and buy parts for a real nice stove that you will love and it will be easier too--more lasting burning time....There are some very beautiful stoves out there and if you want to buy parts and stuff get on e-bay or a place like it and just see what they have in your budget..old clancey

 

[Braintree56]

Since they are trying to hide it in another description I would not use that stove and start looking for a nicer and a safer one for your wood shop...Why waste money on not quite the measurement parts when they are even trying deceive about what the material is in the first place..Be safe go good and buy parts for a real nice stove that you will love and it will be easier too--more lasting burning time....There are some very beautiful stoves out there and if you want to buy parts and stuff get on e-bay or a place like it and just see what they have in your budget..old clancey

Yes. I'm thinking you are right. Can you tell me what you think was unsafe about what they posted in the video?

 

[begreen]

Yes. I'm thinking you are right. Can you tell me what you think was unsafe about what they posted in the video?

100% against code, especially for a residence. Inadequate hearth, inadequate clearances, galvanized used in stovepipe (outgases zinc), stove pipe used outdoors (it will rust and rot out in a year or two), improper pipe bracing (pulls in one direction) and the stove is not meant for use in a house.

What is totally inconsistent is that they have a multi thousand dollar cook stove right next to it.

 

[Braintree56]

100% against code, especially for a residence. Inadequate hearth, inadequate clearances, galvanized used in stovepipe (outgases zinc), stove pipe used outdoors (it will rust and rot out in a year or two), improper pipe bracing (pulls in one direction) and the stove is not meant for use in a house.

What is totally inconsistent is that they have a multi thousand dollar wood cook stove right next to it.

Ha! That's funny.

Ok... I'm ditching that plan. Thanks for the input.

I found a decent looking "Old Mill" woodstove in Craigslist for $200. Would that be a better option?

(broken link removed to https://maine.craigslist.org/for/d/oxford-wood-stove/7408971070.html)

 

[bholler]

Ha! That's funny.

Ok... I'm ditching that plan. Thanks for the input.

I found a decent looking "Old Mill" woodstove in Craigslist for $200. Would that be a better option?

(broken link removed to https://maine.craigslist.org/for/d/oxford-wood-stove/7408971070.html)

Safer? Probably but way way way to much stove for a small space

 

[clancey]

Glad your ditching the plan and I watched your video and you people are video makers and need people from other forum to fill in the details....I guess good advertisement or something but not really searching out the correct ways of doing something...Good luck with stove buying..clancey

 

[Braintree56]

Glad your ditching the plan and I watched your video and you people are video makers and need people from other forum to fill in the details....I guess good advertisement or something but not really searching out the correct ways of doing something...Good luck with stove buying..clancey

Just to be clear - that wasn't my video! Ha!

 

[bholler]

Just to be clear - that wasn't my video! Ha!

I had to comment. He was so proud of putting that families life at risk.

 

[Braintree56]

Safer? Probably but way way way to much stove for a small space

I have a budget of about $1000 that I could do for this winter. This seemed to be the cheapest on Craigslist.

We have a shed and a detached two car garage (that isn't being used as an actual garage). We could use either to accomplish our projects. In fact, we were considering moving the shop into that space anyway as we are scaling things up.

Would it be too big for a space like that? The reason we were going to use the shed was because we didn't think the little stove would heat the garage.

If I were to go with a stove like this - would it be possible to install for under $1000? You think?

 

[bholler]

I have a budget of about $1000 that I could do for this winter. This seemed to be the cheapest on Craigslist.

We have a shed and a detached two car garage (that isn't being used as an actual garage). We could use either to accomplish our projects. In fact, we were considering moving the shop into that space anyway as we are scaling things up.

Would it be too big for a space like that? The reason we were going to use the shed was because we didn't think the little stove would heat the garage.

If I were to go with a stove like this - would it be possible to install for under $1000? You think?

$1000 might be possible. I havnt priced out the cheap box store chimney pipe in a long time.