Telescoping Stove Pipe questions

[Jimmy P]

HI all!

I am installing a new wood stove with the Selkirk 6" double wall telescoping stove pipe. I am installing a Lennox stove using an 8" to 6" stove pipe adapter which fits right on top of the stove. It is flat with a short ring around to top that my stove pipe slides over. I have uploaded a couple of pics which should help.

I have 2 questions:

The adapter has holes in it which don't match up to the holes in my telescoping pipe. (I slid the pipe up to expose the top of the adapter so that you could see it) Do I need to drill new holes in the adapter or will the stove pipe just sit there once the other installation screws are installed?

The telescoping stove pipe has three holes in the outer pipe. Of course it has no holes in the inner pipe. I was told to use the very short screws that came with the stove pipe to kind of "pinch" the inner pipe, in other words, don't drill holes in the inner pipe. THis doesn't make sense to me as the inner pipe is right against the outer pipe so I can't get those screws in there at all. Do I drill those holes to match and screw it together?

Those are my last questions. Everything else is DONE and I am waiting to fire up! Thanks for the help in advance!

JP

 

[fossil]

. Do I drill those holes to match and screw it together?

Sure. 3 screws minimum per joint. Don't leave anything "just sitting there". Rick

ETA: Drilling a pilot hole through the inner pipe and installing a screw there is perfectly OK.

 

[razerface]

For sure drill it and screw it. You do not want that pipe collapsing while the stove is burning.

 

[begreen]

Why the downsizing from 8 to 6" pipe? What stove is this? Could be ok, I'm just curious. What's the height from stove to chimney cap?

 

[Jimmy P]

Why the downsizing from 8 to 6" pipe? What stove is this? Could be ok, I'm just curious. What's the height from stove to chimney cap?

It's a Lennox S260 T-Top. The total distance from the top of the stove is about 25' straight up. The instructions reccomend the 8" to 6" reducer if it's straight up over 14 feet. The other issue I have is that this is replacing a propane stove and while I had to redo the chimney and rebuild the chase, I needed to conserve as much room as possible as it runs through a closet and I didn't want to have to move the wall out. It was tight, but I just made the clearances for the double wall 6".

 

[begreen]

Sounds ok for the reduction if the pipe is straight up thru the roof. Can you post a picture of the stove install? By "double-wall" what type pipe do you mean?

 

[fossil]

I hope you're talking about Class A chimney going through the closet, not just double wall stove pipe.

 

[Jimmy P]

Oh yeah! Selkirk Supervent with all the right "stuff" (Stovepipe adapter, chimney support, attic insulation shield, flashing, raincap, roof guy). Selkirk double wall stove pipe. Clearances for pipe and stove followed. See attached pic of the stove.

 

[Jimmy P]

Here is a picture of the original plan w/approximate dimensions.

 

[cableman]

The screws will only go through the top and bottom halfs of the teliscopic lenght and with really short screws should not touch the inner section of the double wall. Drill a pilot hole and you will see the bit stop once its through the bottom section, thats the inner section of the double wall and stop there!

 

[Jimmy P]

THANKS everyone for your help