Wood stove install

[Mc Tool]

My friend has this set up and he uses cheaper corrugated iron sheet ( we call it Zincalume , nice and shiny but pita coz you cant solder it to make custom fittings ) for the heat shield on the wall ....looks good too

 

[Mc Tool]

i've had part of my poop chute already from cancer out so i am well aware.

yeah , part of my colon and a bit of jejunum , had a bag for a year ....motorbike crash . opp site keeps herniating .

 

[tphoyt]

I only used 45’s because the stove is centered in the room under the peak. The 45’s are together and spin on the band to any angle you want. I have no problem with cleaning. I use fiberglass rods that go through with ease.
And this even met code. But that was almost 30 years ago.

 

[redneck joe]

I dunno so much about log burners , but when I was running the show I had two gas fitters installing gas fires and one thing I learnt is that you cant take to much heat out of the flue otherwise the flow aint so good ....the exhaust being cooler . Im pretty sure the more heat lost out of the flue the more it will need cleaned ....I dunno how youd clean around 45 deg bends . You would just about have to dismantle it

the whips appear to be flexible enough to make the bend.

 

[redneck joe]

I only used 45’s because the stove is centered in the room under the peak. The 45’s are together and spin on the band to any angle you want. I have no problem with cleaning. I use fiberglass rods that go through with ease.
And this even met code. But that was almost 30 years ago.

i could, just wanted minimal exterior pipe. Looks better imo and the double wall **** is pricey - plus would prob need support like guy wires - again, aesthetics.

 

[flashback]

If ya don't like the looks of a pipe thru the roof build a chimney box for the pipe to go through.

 

[Mc Tool]

My flue is straight , supported just above the ceiling and just below the roof on the inside . Flue is single 5" to the ceiling and then triple tubed thru the ceiling cavity ( air gap fed from ceiling cavity ) and the double tubed to the cap on the outside . The bit sticking out of the roof is about 2m high and has no support wires so I reckon if you support your flue before it goes thru the roof it should be ok .......but we dont get hurricanes or tornados here

 

[redneck joe]

if we have tornado that will rip off a chimney i got bigger issues to deal with...


Is the above the roof a solid stick of pipe?

 

[Mc Tool]

if we have tornado that will rip off a chimney i got bigger issues to deal with...


Is the above the roof a solid stick of pipe?

The inner most flue is one piece from the top of the burner to the cap , 6" seamless stainless steel , I know I previously said 5" but I just measured it ....def 6"
edit , actually thats not true ....there is one join about half a meter below the ceiling

 

[redneck joe]

yeah below is expected its the above part.

 

[tphoyt]

It could be one pice. They come in many different lengths. The spark arrester would be separate but it has a pretty sturdy band clamp.

 

[dingbat]

My friend has this set up and he uses cheaper corrugated iron sheet ( we call it Zincalume

Zincalume is an aluminum (55%) zinc (45%) coated steel trade marked by BlueScope Steel.

Galvalume is basically the same coating patented by Bethlehem Steel

 

[Jeff J]

A piece of light log chain will fall through a 45. Rattle it around a bit and most of the chucks will fall out.

I have responded to chimney fires that had the pipe glowing and had the surrounding structure smoldering. Fastest way to extinguish a chimney fire is to throw a wet rag on the fire (assuming there is good fire in the stove or fireplace). The steam will extinguish the fire. We did respond to one that started while the fireplace was being lit. No choice but to get on the roof and run water down the chimney.

Dad used to just let it burn out when I was a kid but we had a good brick chimney that was tall enough to not be too concerned about the roof. Sounded like a jet engine when it caught. Quite the show against a night sky.

I have responded to chimney fires that had the pipe glowing and had the surrounding structure smoldering. Fastest way to extinguish a chimney fire is to throw a wet rag on the fire (assuming there is good fire in the stove or fireplace). The steam will extinguish the fire.