Question on connecting stove pipe to thimble

[dmkasprzak]

I'm replacing an old, heavy Fisher Grandpa bear that came with the house I bought 7 years ago. Just got my Englander 13 direct from Overstockstoves.com (can't beat that deal!), thanks to these forums I went with the factory-direct Englander.

The house is 1976 vintage and has a masonry chimney. The thimble that's already there passes through a masonry chimney, and is about 7 1/2" in diameter. Here's my question: What should I do to connect the stovepipe?

The old stove had a pipe stuck into the thimble an inch or so, and covered with a collar. The interior dimension of the collar is exactly 7 inches so the old fisher must have had a 7" stovepipe. The Englander has a 6" pipe - so do I just need a 6" to 7" expander like the one sold on this site: http://www.gascoals.net/chimneycapspipe/blackstovepipe/tabid/413/default.aspx

Or am I looking at having some masonry work done on the existing chimney, or do I need to modify the thimble?

Thanks for helping a noob.

 

[begreen]

A standard 7 x 6 reducer will do the job. http://www.northlineexpress.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=5IM-BM0077 As for the existing chimney, is it tile lined and has it be given a good bill of health by a certified sweep? What is the tile liner size in this chimney?

 

[dmkasprzak]

Thanks, BeGreen. That answers the question.

In response to yours, the sweep is coming by on Monday the 25th. We had him due some masonry work a few years ago and the flue was given a clean bill of health by him then. We never used the Fisher much, but there's a good amount of creosote built up in the flue. I'm not going to burn anything until he does his inspection and gives it a cleaning.

 

[begreen]

Have the sweep report the interior dimensions of the flue tile in the chimney. As long as this is not too large you should be ok. However, if the flue is large, the 13NC is not going to be happy without a 6" stainless liner installed.

Also, do you have a good supply of fully seasoned wood on hand? The new stove is going to want dry wood.

 

[dmkasprzak]

Will ask him about the flue dimensions.

I've got 2 cords of seasoned wood racked & stacked.