Folks, I'm sorry to request this real time help but we are finally actually installing our stove (chimney is in, stove is sitting in place and we are waiting on the stovepipe soon) and I think that I'm seeing something in the way the installer installed the Excel chimney components that isn't the way the installation instructions advise. I desperately don't want to jump to erroneous conclusions especially as I am no expert in these things but here is an excerpt from the ICC Excel Installation Instructions:
"Fasten the flue extension (EX) to the first length of chimney with the
three screws provided. Place the first section of chimney into the
support with the flue extension protruding through the hole in the
support. When installing additional sections of chimney line up the
vertical seams to insure that the pre-punched screw holes line up with
the slots in the outside casing."
So I'm seeing two things that "look" differently to my non expert eyes:
1st: It looks like the installer took the flue extension, placed it in the square support box, placed the first length of chimney into the flue extension and then screwed through the bottom of the square support box through the flue extension and then into the first length of chimney. I can clearly see the three screws going vertically through the bottom of the square support box and also at least into the flue extension if not into the first length of chimney (if those three screws are actually long enough) AND I cannot see any screws horizontally in that area from above when I'm looking directly down into the square support box. This makes me think that they didn't really do exactly what was in the instructions? But I basically don't know if this matters any at all?
2nd: The vertical seems definitely don't line up all up the length. They stagger throughout the chimney (20 feet) I cannot tell whether the installer simply rotated the lengths until they ultimately still lined up with the pre-punch holes or if the installer simply screwed new holes with the self tapping sheet metal screws. I also don't know if this matters any at all?
So far these people seem superb, with wonderful experience and expertise so I'm so not trying to "doubt" them but I basically rely on word-for-word interpretation of our installation instructions and these two things seem somewhat different. I thank you all in advance for any advice here and sorry again to "Real Time Help" this thread.
"Fasten the flue extension (EX) to the first length of chimney with the
three screws provided. Place the first section of chimney into the
support with the flue extension protruding through the hole in the
support. When installing additional sections of chimney line up the
vertical seams to insure that the pre-punched screw holes line up with
the slots in the outside casing."
So I'm seeing two things that "look" differently to my non expert eyes:
1st: It looks like the installer took the flue extension, placed it in the square support box, placed the first length of chimney into the flue extension and then screwed through the bottom of the square support box through the flue extension and then into the first length of chimney. I can clearly see the three screws going vertically through the bottom of the square support box and also at least into the flue extension if not into the first length of chimney (if those three screws are actually long enough) AND I cannot see any screws horizontally in that area from above when I'm looking directly down into the square support box. This makes me think that they didn't really do exactly what was in the instructions? But I basically don't know if this matters any at all?
2nd: The vertical seems definitely don't line up all up the length. They stagger throughout the chimney (20 feet) I cannot tell whether the installer simply rotated the lengths until they ultimately still lined up with the pre-punch holes or if the installer simply screwed new holes with the self tapping sheet metal screws. I also don't know if this matters any at all?
So far these people seem superb, with wonderful experience and expertise so I'm so not trying to "doubt" them but I basically rely on word-for-word interpretation of our installation instructions and these two things seem somewhat different. I thank you all in advance for any advice here and sorry again to "Real Time Help" this thread.