Hey everyone, I'm new to woodstoves - just bought our first house with a Defiant 1975 installed-ish. I could use some help and advice on installing a new section of pipe. Apologies in advanced - I don't know what I don't know.
Problem/Background: The stove hasn't been used for at least 10 years; the previous owners installed a plastic drop down ceiling touching a single wall pipe and the house is still standing and ceiling isn't melted. That presents some problems though since, even with double walled pipe, the required clearance wouldn't work with a ceiling like ours.
The solution our stove guy came up with was to drop the support box a few inches and install new double wall pipe between the stove and the ceiling in the first floor and connect it to the Amerivent 8FB insulated pipe through the second floor, attic, and then out of the house. We had him contracted to come do that fix and get us up and burning, but he's had some severe health issues that have kept him from being able to get the job done any time soon. So, I'm reevaluating and considering doing it myself.
I'm pretty handy, but don't really know tons about the piping types nor how to make the transition from the new exposed double wall pipe to the Amerivent. I think the act of dropping down the support should be pretty simple. Again, I don't know what I don't know and would love some second opinions. I've attached a photo of the work plan below for reference.
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Problem/Background: The stove hasn't been used for at least 10 years; the previous owners installed a plastic drop down ceiling touching a single wall pipe and the house is still standing and ceiling isn't melted. That presents some problems though since, even with double walled pipe, the required clearance wouldn't work with a ceiling like ours.
The solution our stove guy came up with was to drop the support box a few inches and install new double wall pipe between the stove and the ceiling in the first floor and connect it to the Amerivent 8FB insulated pipe through the second floor, attic, and then out of the house. We had him contracted to come do that fix and get us up and burning, but he's had some severe health issues that have kept him from being able to get the job done any time soon. So, I'm reevaluating and considering doing it myself.
I'm pretty handy, but don't really know tons about the piping types nor how to make the transition from the new exposed double wall pipe to the Amerivent. I think the act of dropping down the support should be pretty simple. Again, I don't know what I don't know and would love some second opinions. I've attached a photo of the work plan below for reference.
