Hi, I bet you guys are sick of install questions but I have to ask, I did not see this on here
I had a Vermont Castings Winterwarm hooked professionally as my previous stove and I do not think it was done properly because something just does not seem right and I am not sure how I am going to hook up the summit I am going to buy. Here is my story and question I hope it's not too long :
I had the VC installed into my existing fireplace by the installers that the place I got it from. They just cut the damper flapper out and screwed some screws into the masonry on the top of the damper and all was fine until I was starting my pellet stove in the basement ( insert is on first level ) and was getting smoke in the house. It turned out some years before I had a chimmney fire and one of the tiles in the chimney was broken. The sweep that did the work broke out the tiles and installed a ventrolux ( sp ) liner and I thought he adapted a fittting to the oval VC flange. Well today I took the old VC out and discovered that the liner he put in stops about 4 feet from the old damper hole and the oval pipe was just shoved up there to meet t:
the 8 inch round liner.
Now my question:
The summit I think can do 6 or 8 inch pipe. The opening at the old damper ony measures 6 inches so I assume I am stuck there.
I thought I read somewhere that it is OK to go from bigger to smaller pipe the only problem you may have is creating a good draft. I do not think it is safe to go from a smaller to bigger pipe because that will add to build up.
So to recap:
Was the old one installed correctly
Can I go from a 6 to 8 inch pipe safely
I hope this makes sense, I tried to get some pictures of my setup but all the pics come out too dark
I had a Vermont Castings Winterwarm hooked professionally as my previous stove and I do not think it was done properly because something just does not seem right and I am not sure how I am going to hook up the summit I am going to buy. Here is my story and question I hope it's not too long :
I had the VC installed into my existing fireplace by the installers that the place I got it from. They just cut the damper flapper out and screwed some screws into the masonry on the top of the damper and all was fine until I was starting my pellet stove in the basement ( insert is on first level ) and was getting smoke in the house. It turned out some years before I had a chimmney fire and one of the tiles in the chimney was broken. The sweep that did the work broke out the tiles and installed a ventrolux ( sp ) liner and I thought he adapted a fittting to the oval VC flange. Well today I took the old VC out and discovered that the liner he put in stops about 4 feet from the old damper hole and the oval pipe was just shoved up there to meet t:
the 8 inch round liner.
Now my question:
The summit I think can do 6 or 8 inch pipe. The opening at the old damper ony measures 6 inches so I assume I am stuck there.
I thought I read somewhere that it is OK to go from bigger to smaller pipe the only problem you may have is creating a good draft. I do not think it is safe to go from a smaller to bigger pipe because that will add to build up.
So to recap:
Was the old one installed correctly
Can I go from a 6 to 8 inch pipe safely
I hope this makes sense, I tried to get some pictures of my setup but all the pics come out too dark