The band is not assembled correctly. Never mine you figured it outI'll be using sootEater.
Question guys: Still messin with this (got delayed due to weather). Went to install roof brace (rods) and the bands that go around the pipe aare still loose even after I tightened the bolt the whole way. So the bolt is now bottomed out and the band is still loose.View attachment 246747



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