Turning a Woodburning Stove

[Kevin1841]

Hello People, I hope someone can help...
We have a woodburner in the corner of our lounge as shown in photo 1.1
The room is oblong with the 'long' bit stretching away to the left of the photo, but I hope you can see that the burner is offset by some 10-20% towards the 'short' bit. Why we don't know.
Added to the problem is that we have a 'floating' wooden TV unit which is rather too close to the fire and gets quite hot (photo 1.2)
The chimney has a strap which secures it to the top of the burner as per photo 1.3. You can see that there appears to be some sort of sealant/adhesive behind the strap.
My question is : If I release the strap and grip the burner in a sort of 'hug', do you think I could successfully rotate it so that it is facing 10-20% towards the 'long' bit?
Also what should I use to re-seal the strap.
Thanks!

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Can it be done? Yes. Should it be done? Maybe not. In the US and Canada, there are requirements for the hearth extending out in front of the stove. The UK probably has this too. You should check clearance to the sides also. If things like TVs are getting too hot, they are likely too close.

 

[Kevin1841]

Can it be done? Yes. Should it be done? Maybe not. In the US and Canada, there are requirements for the hearth extending out in front of the stove. The UK probably has this too. You should check clearance to the sides also. If things like TVs are getting too hot, they are likely too close.

Thanks for your reply Matt. The clearances at front and sides are well within stated limits, as is the distance to the front of the hearth, and this won't change if I turn the burner on its axis. The TV is not getting hot, it's just the edge of the unit that is taking a hit. I feel that revolving is thus will ensure that the radiated heat will clear that edge. I guess my real concern is that loosening the strap around chimney joint will allow gasses into the room and I'll be unable to re-seal it.
Love your Jack Handey quote!

 

[EatenByLimestone]

You shouldn’t have to worry about resealing it. Just retighten the bands and see if any leak is an issue. If your chimney is tall enough draft won’t be affected.

Between the crimped male ends fitting into the smooth female ends and 3 safety screws at each joint, I suspect that those of us running single wall have a lot of leaks. Life goes on!

Stay warm!

 

[Kevin1841]

3 safety screws? Underneath the strap I guess. I would have just loosened the strap and attempted to turn the burner. That would not have gone very well I think, so thanks again.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

It doesn’t look like you are running single wall pipe. I was referencing a different type of vent pipe. Sorry to confuse.

 

[Kevin1841]

No problem, I shall check very carefully just in case though!