Would swapping out to single wall stove connector be a dumb idea here? I know it may affect draft a little, however the length in the house is ~3.5 feet with a 90 going out the wall to the double wall chimney of about 23'.
Probably not. Single wall stove pipe is radiates a lot of heat and needs at least 18" clearance. Also, I suspect you may still be concerned about wall temps even if the pipe was switched.
Not to add to your headaches at all, because I'm certainly a tweaker myself when things aren't done right by "professionals" but I gotta ask, why not just a corner install? Were the clearances too much/the stove would have to be out too far? It does seem like moving it over would make it awfully close to that door as it stands now.
Ha, funny you should ask. We actually started out with a corner install, but our small living room and large pad size made that a non-starter. Pad was simply way too far out into the living room to make it work for us.
Yes, potentially it could work if large enough and installed properly per nfpa 211 guidelines.Ahh, that's true.
Somewhat related question, would cast iron be a bad idea for a wall shield? I ask this because the wife has found a large fireback that would likely work for the side if we used fireback feet to support it at the bottom (also allowing the airflow) and spacers at the top to sit it off of the wall. That said, it is cast iron and could hold some heat.
If it were me i would give them a chance to fix it at their cost. If they dont do it i would either fix it myself or hire someone to do it and send them a bill. If they dont pay take them to court. They were hired to do a professional install if they didnt install it as required by the manufacturer they didnt do their job. And it is their responsibility to fix it or cover any costs required to fix it.I don't want to be that "guy" but if it were me, I'd take the free wall shield and put it on myself, cold weather is here, I'd use the stove as is then in the spring take down the wall shield, sell it on craigslist and design something myself. After receiving the wall shield I'd leave a "less then desirable" review, but remember, two way street, you may need other warranty work from these people in the future, don't cut your to spite your face.
Probably not. Single wall stove pipe is radiates a lot of heat and needs at least 18" clearance. Also, I suspect you may still be concerned about wall temps even if the pipe was switched.
I am by no means saying you are the welded stuff is better but the snap lock stuff works just fine to. That is what i used in my house. And it is what i install on most stoves. It holds up for many years with no issues.If you do resort to single wall, make them use the highest quality welded pipe
Their stove is UL tested at less than 18" clearance for single wall. Many are.
If you do resort to single wall, make them use the highest quality welded pipe
Their stove is UL tested at less than 18" clearance for single wall. Many are.
I thought of another option last night - if you look at the Jotul manual for the stove, the following clearances are listed for single-wall connector to unprotected surfaces:
Side (A) - 15" - we have 15.5"
Rear (B) - 11" - we have 14"
Corner (J) - 10" - we have 19"
Horizontal Installation (I'm guessing this is the section parallel to the ceiling) - 18" - we have ~24"
Would swapping out the double-wall we currently have with single-wall solve the problem or just introduce new issues? The stove pipe on the outside of the house is double wall.
I did bring this up at one point with the dealer and he suggested we were so much better off with the double-wall connector. Anyway, just a thought.
The company is liable if your house burns down I would think the installer would do everything they can do to satisfy you and keep your home safeExactly - we don't want to move the stove off-center. The 45 degree elbow proposed by the dealer would push the stove over 6".
Concerning the cost, I'd like to get the dealer to foot the bill for this since it's their mistake. We wouldn't be having this discussion with them if it weren't for this, but here we are.
You would think that yes. Sadly the reality is there are some "pros" who dont think that way. And as a pro my self it really pisses me off.The company is liable if your house burns down I would think the installer would do everything they can do to satisfy you and keep your home safe
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I think that some pros have an “everything is just fine” attitude-even though things may not because they don’t want to deal with a hassle. I hope the OP has one that will make it right, in this case.You would think that yes. Sadly the reality is there are some "pros" who dont think that way. And as a pro my self it really pisses me off.
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