noise in my stove pipe

[kdiman]

I just opened my door on my Quadra-fire Isle Royale and it sounded almost like a lot of bugs trying to go up the stove pipe or as if someone was dropping gravel down my chimney. Anybody have any ideas of what is going on?? Also it don't seem like my stove pipe goes into the Flue collar as much as it should. Is there any way to get it in farther. I can see light through the front screw hole on the flue collar when i have a big fire.

Thanks in advance,
Kelly

 

[jtp10181]

Lite a fire and see if bugs come flying out the cap....?

Take the screws out and see if the adaptor will jam in further. Wouldn't hurt to seal it up with some furnace cement also if you are worried about it.

 

[kdiman]

The noise is when i open the door with a fire going.

Kelly

 

[woodburn]

I'm pretty new here, so i'm not sure, but I would think if you open the door during a roaring fire, the excess air intake would quickly pull everything up the chimney. If you have a roaring fire going, maybe its the sparks and stuff clanking against the stove pipe? Just a guess.

 

[kdiman]

That could be it isn't a real roaring fire. I am pretty new to. Right now i have the damper closed all the way and i am getting awesome reburn going.

Kelly

 

[elkimmeg]

you will hear clicking from a stove and pipe heating up expansion noises you will also hear the same clicking when closing a damper to a hot fire contraction clicking the open door and a huge fresh supply of oxygen can also cause clicking rapid heat going into the vent pipe. All of us experience this phenomenon .

 

[Rick]

Yeah, after a while you'll be able to tell what's going on with your stove without having to look at it, just by sound.

 

[webbie]

My guess is tiny bits of tar creosote lighting off when air is available and burning out of the pipe. This tends to occur with new pipe, and will not happen as much once a layer of ash covers the inside of the chimney.

 

[North of 60]

The noise is when i open the door with a fire going.

Kelly

Next time before you light a fire check out your chimney. Does it have any growth. When was the last time it was cleaned.
Just asking this to error on the side of caution. If these sounds are new to you and you have a build up in the stack
and sounds are heard when you open the door letting more air in, it could be the start of creosote ignition.
THis is just the extreme possibility. The other post are more realistic of what you here. But better safe than sorry in-case
you do have build up in your Chimney and dont know about it. :coolcheese:

 

[begreen]

Our old setup used to do this occasionally. With the new setup, I doubt I'd hear it with the double-wall. Sounds like it might be small amounts of accumulated creosote burning off when it gets a blast of hot air. How dry is the wood you are burning? What type of wood?

 

[kdiman]

Most of it is elm, it has been cut and split for about 3 or 4 monthes but i was dead when i cut it.

Kelly

 

[woodburn]

Unfortunately, that's nowhere near long enough. You need AT LEAST a full spring and summer in a south facing location to be ready to burn. Definitely watch out for creasote!

 

[Gooserider]

Also it don't seem like my stove pipe goes into the Flue collar as much as it should. Is there any way to get it in farther. I can see light through the front screw hole on the flue collar when i have a big fire.

Thanks in advance,
Kelly

If you have single wall pipe, the "bulge" at the end of the factory crimp section should be touching the edge of your flue collar. If it isn't there is a problem. A common problem on many stoves is that the flue collar is only about an inch deep, while most stove pipe has about 1.5" worth of crimps, so that if you jam the pipe in as far as it will go, there is still crimped area showing. This causes air leaks which can lead to combustion problems.

There are special "starter" sections of stove pipe made with shorter crimps, but it is often simpler just to trim the existing pipe so that the space between the end of the pipe and the bulge is about 1/16" less than the depth of the flue collar. This will allow the pipe to seat all the way in properly before securing it with the three screws. (note, ALL single wall pipe joints should fit together so that the bulge touches the end of the adjoining pipe) It is also a good idea to seal each joint with a gob of stove mortar to make sure you don't have any leaks.

Gooserider