more newbie questions

[bholler]

Right all of 3 ft.

No 2' up then a foot through hone elbow then what ever is between the 2 plus another foot for the other elbow I though he had said there was more height before the offset but still probably 6'. But going into an 8" pipe i don't see any reason to spend the extra for double wall stuff wrapped will work fine. That is just my opinion but i don't see a reason for it

 

[drobbins]

Ok Folks, I'm just about to order a flue liner but I came up with one more question
The stove I'm thinking about has a 6" flue outlet, I have an 8" flue so the advice is to install a liner, my flue has nearly twice the cross sectional area, flue gas velocity cut in half -- bad
A liner, even better an insulated one is a good idea
If I buy the next bigger stove I get a bigger firebox and an 8" flue which matches my current setup, this saves several hundred bucks -- extra money for bigger stove is much less than cost of liner
But I end up with a triple walled, air cooled, un-insulated flue that is the right size for my stove
Is this considered a bad idea?

Just playing with ideas, I was about to buy the liner and came up with this thought
What if I just "wanted" the bigger stove?
Would the advice be to install the liner and plumb the 8" outlet of the stove into a 6" liner?
I'm talking about a Dutchwest 2461 vs a 2462

Dave

 

[bholler]

No your current chimney is not rated to a high enough temp to handle a wood stove

 

[Rearscreen]

I'm more interested in that amp you got in the corner!

 

[drobbins]

1965 Fender Princeton, kinda like this

(broken link removed to http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-FEN-2172000-000?src=Y0802G00SRCHCAPN&gclid=CMzuqLCEpcQCFdgDgQodK7UAMg)

 

[drobbins]

bholler

I thought it was a temp issue
what would I do if my stove had an 8" flue?
hypothetical question, I'm planning to get one with a 6" flue

 

[bholler]

I thought it was a temp issue
what would I do if my stove had an 8" flue?
hypothetical question, I'm planning to get one with a 6" flue

Tear it all out and start from scratch

 

[drobbins]

YIKES!!

now I KNOW I'm buying a stove with a 6" flue

 

[drobbins]

OK folks, I have the flue liner and insulation and I'm lining up some friends to help install it
It's going to end up with a TEE on the bottom end to connect to the stove
The stuff I've found so far suggests installing the straight section of the TEE before shoving it down the existing flue but I'm thinking in my case where it will terminate in an open fireplace and I have to get it through a bend, this would be a bad idea
I don't see any reason in my case not to install the liner and insulation then attach the TEE at the bottom end
am I missing anything?

 

[bholler]

OK folks, I have the flue liner and insulation and I'm lining up some friends to help install it
It's going to end up with a TEE on the bottom end to connect to the stove
The stuff I've found so far suggests installing the straight section of the TEE before shoving it down the existing flue but I'm thinking in my case where it will terminate in an open fireplace and I have to get it through a bend, this would be a bad idea
I don't see any reason in my case not to install the liner and insulation then attach the TEE at the bottom end
am I missing anything?

In your case you can install the tee afterwards yes

 

[drobbins]

that's what I figured, thanks
just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something