Latest Stove Issue -- Please Help

[begreen]

If it's sealed up with cement, how would one remove the pipe to clean the stove? Mine needs to be cleaned from the bottom up because there's no way to get to the top. The pipe is like a flagpole.

The cement is not permanent. Just replace it after cleaning the pipe.

 

[Parallax]

By the way, Chris says they tested the stove for leaks and it was nice and tight. So the leak would have to be outside the stove.

Do any of these connections look suspect?

 

[Parallax]

By the way, Chris says they tested the stove for leaks and it was nice and tight. So the leak would have to be outside the stove.

Do any of these connections look suspect?

 

[Parallax]

The cement is not permanent. Just replace it after cleaning the pipe.

Ok, that's helpful. I guess I could also put some in the cat probe hole to test if that's the source of the leak. Am I off base?

 

[Parallax]

Stove rope gasket and a hose clamp at the junction of the chimney and the flue collar of the stove. Not pretty if it is sitting out in the room but it will answer the question.

I'm not sure how one would attach the gasket or even where it would go. Are you saying you would wrap it around the outside of the pipe at the junction?

 

[begreen]

It shouldn't hurt to try a little there, but there is a bigger issue if you are getting leakage from that spot. Windy night and temps in the low 50s aren't helping draft.

 

[Parallax]

It shouldn't hurt to try a little there, but there is a bigger issue if you are getting leakage from that spot. Windy night and temps in the low 50s aren't helping draft.

True. There are days when the wind blows the smoke from the stack right down to the ground. I'm thinking at some point, if I can get everything else worked out, we might need to add a (broken link removed to http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Vacu-Stack-Wind-Resistant-Chimney-Cap?gclid=CKHhq5S338gCFVJlfgodAF8Fsw?gdftrk=gdfV23673_a_7c1677_a_7c8224_a_7c1161016_a2s__a3a__a2s_1161016_d_3#Vacu-stack:3%22).

 

[rdust]

True. There are days when the wind blows the smoke from the stack right down to the ground. I'm thinking at some point, if I can get everything else worked out, we might need to add a (broken link removed to http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Vacu-Stack-Wind-Resistant-Chimney-Cap?gclid=CKHhq5S338gCFVJlfgodAF8Fsw?gdftrk=gdfV23673_a_7c1677_a_7c8224_a_7c1161016_a2s__a3a__a2s_1161016_d_3#Vacu-stack:3%22).

Something like this will probably work if you exhaust other options. http://www.amazon.com/Tjernlund-AD-1-Auto-Draft-Stove-Pipe/dp/B003RW7Q82

 

[Parallax]

Something like this will probably work if you exhaust other options. http://www.amazon.com/Tjernlund-AD-1-Auto-Draft-Stove-Pipe/dp/B003RW7Q82

Thanks. There are a number of devices like this. If push comes to shove, we may need to figure out if one of them will work. Looks like a tough and messy install and it's tough for a fan to hold up against so much heat.

 

[begreen]

Do you remember what the draft measurement was on your flue? Did it meet spec?

 

[jatoxico]

Probably a dumb question but how did you determine it's wood smoke, by smell or sight? Is is possible that the smoke it off gassing sealant etc from the redo that BK did?

 

[Parallax]

Do you remember what the draft measurement was on your flue? Did it meet spec?

I don't off hand. They said it was showing good draft. It was the first time this dealer had ever run such a test so I'm not sure he was totally confident in his answer but we had Chris from Blaze King on the line and he seemed to think the result was good. But here we are having issues again. Perhaps you're onto something with a leaking seam. Is there any kind of sniffing device that can find where it's leaking from?

 

[Parallax]

Probably a dumb question but how did you determine it's wood smoke, by smell or sight? Is is possible that the smoke it off gassing sealant etc from the redo that BK did?

By smell. It's a different scent than off gassing. If the stove gets hot enough, we still get some off gassing but that's a chemical smell. Wood smoke actually smells rather nice.

 

[Parallax]

New question. I picked up the close elbow this morning. It's aluminum. I'm wondering if it would be smarter to order a galvanized version online. Though we're talking air intake, it comes into contact with a very hot stove.

Someone suggested that smoke can blow in from the chimney and out through the intake under certain conditions. Were that to happen, would be important to have something more heat resistant than aluminum, no?

 

[begreen]

Aluminum is fine. It does not get very warm near the air intake. If it got warm enough to affect the aluminum you would be running out of the house with a cherry red stove.

 

[webby3650]

I find it odd that your glass is so dirty. My chimney is minimum height and the glass is rarely very dirty. On average it's the cleanest glass of any stove Ive ran to date!

 

[begreen]

I find it odd that your glass is so dirty. My chimney is minimum height and the glass is rarely very dirty. On average it's the cleanest glass of any stove Ive ran to date!

That seems also odd. Our glass is typically cleaner than that but that looks great for a cat stove. Most folks don't seem to be getting that clear glass until winter burning with the stove working harder. Does the other stove or previous Jotul(?) have trouble keeping a clean window?

 

[webby3650]

That seems also odd. Our glass is typically cleaner than that but that looks great for a cat stove. Most folks don't seem to be getting that clear glass until winter burning with the stove working harder. Does the other stove or previous Jotul(?) have trouble keeping a clean window?

My other stoves did ok. But once they got cruising I'd have to turn them down, causing dirty glass this time of year. The Ashford is a bit dirtier this time of year, but not bad at all. Once it gets cold I just don't need to clean it. My King wasn't like this though, it seemed to be like others are experiencing. By design, I think the Ashford/Sirrico stoves stay much cleaner.

 

[begreen]

Good to know. I just burn hot shorter fires with less wood at this time of year. Glass stays very clean and the mass of the T6 continues to heat for hours. How frequently do you dump ash in peak heating season?

 

[webby3650]

Ohh, probably once a week. Might do 2 pans full? That's the beauty of the plug design! With the grate in the floor I found that I had to dump more often otherwise I had a mess.