Telescoping pipe - Stuck?

[fattire]

I just bought some telescopoing DW smokepipe. Just trying to test if the new pieces on the floor, I can't pull the telescoping section out. It appears to me that it could be just a tad out of round. I was thinking about attaching the end to the existing chimney pipe and assuming I will then be able to pull it out, but by that step it will have gotten pretty dirty & I may not be able to return it.

Is this a common situation?

 

[snowtime]

my pipe was stuck also. I just hooked it to the overhead pipe and pulled down. Once it was started it worked fine.

 

[Brian VT]

It can be tough because you have to squeeze it to pull on it. Conflicting forces.
It'll be easier if you can attach one end to something.

 

[wayneg]

This happens to me every year when I remove the stovepipe for cleaning. When my neighbor isn't around to pull on the other end, I put a 2x6 (or 2x8 whittled down) into the top end and drive some long finishing nails into the wood through the screw holes on the stove pipe. Then, after I put the 2X6 in my vise, I can free the two pieces by pulling and twisting on the bottom end of the stovepipe. Having a way to secure the top end of the top piece makes all the difference.

 

[linckeil]

i just took mine out of the box this week and boy was it stuck. my buddy and i couldn't get the darn thing to break loose. after about 15 minutes of struggling with it, i started to use my noggin'...
i pinched 2 vise grips (180 degrees apart from each other) onto the inside wall of one end. then i went to the workbench and tightened the 2 vise grip handles in the vise. the pipe is now pointing straight up toward the ceiling. i climbed onto the workbench and gave the pipe a tight bear hug. i then made 2-3 quick jerking motions up on the pipe, and it popped. i was home free from that point on.....

i should also mention that the double wall stove pipe chimney adapter (piece that threads into chimney coming down from the roof) did not lock properly into the chimney. i had to take a flathead screw driver and pry out the tabs on the adapter a bit further. once i did that, it locked right into place.

 

[fattire]

Thanks so much for the ideas.