I have a 3-4" reducer for my 4" pipe up the chimney to my 3" inlet on the exhaust port of my stove. The reducer set up my dealer used is pure garbage. It is impossible to take apart. And once you do it is a mind bender game to re-connect it. I used a hammer to re-build it. that shouldn't have to be the case.
I didn't get a good pic of it, but here you can see the pipe has a 'bowl' style piece that allows for swivel in the pipe. This is what never really seats properly. There is a 3" piece that is also lipped like the cup, which is the toughest thing to rebuild. That slides over the exhaust port and connects to the swivel pot.
Basically, next time i clean my pipe, i have to break this down again, and re-seal up 3 joints. Not to mention moving the stove just to quick clean is basically impossible to do witout breaking the pipe.
Are they all this bad? Luckily the stove has a built in T to a quick clean out, but still, the pipe needs to come off from time to time for a thorough cleaning.
My knuckles are all cut up.
I said more swear words yesterday than the rest of 2012 combined. Most were the F-bomb. lol
I'd love to get something better if its reasonable to do so. Any suggestions before i pull the entire thing out in a fit of rage? lol Most of the pipe is fine. I'd just love to have something better to connect it with and perform the reduction. Something flexible would be even better..
I didn't get a good pic of it, but here you can see the pipe has a 'bowl' style piece that allows for swivel in the pipe. This is what never really seats properly. There is a 3" piece that is also lipped like the cup, which is the toughest thing to rebuild. That slides over the exhaust port and connects to the swivel pot.
Basically, next time i clean my pipe, i have to break this down again, and re-seal up 3 joints. Not to mention moving the stove just to quick clean is basically impossible to do witout breaking the pipe.
Are they all this bad? Luckily the stove has a built in T to a quick clean out, but still, the pipe needs to come off from time to time for a thorough cleaning.
My knuckles are all cut up.
I said more swear words yesterday than the rest of 2012 combined. Most were the F-bomb. lol
I'd love to get something better if its reasonable to do so. Any suggestions before i pull the entire thing out in a fit of rage? lol Most of the pipe is fine. I'd just love to have something better to connect it with and perform the reduction. Something flexible would be even better..