I am having a little trouble getting my new single-wall 6" stovepipe
to go together. I ordered two 30-degree elbows, two slightly-less
than 12" pieces, and a stock 24" piece. Everything goes together
nicely, except the elbow whose male/crimped end is supposed to
go into the 24" piece (the 24" piece comes out of the stove, the
30-degree elbow is the bottom of the offset). It's odd, because
both elbows plug into both sub-12" pieces just fine. They sent me
another 24" piece, but it fits only slightly better. But with all my
weight on it, it gets slightly less than 1" penetration. I'm afraid to
beat on it harder, for fear I'd never get it apart. Although, if I
COULD get it together properly, I wouldn't care if it ever came apart,
because my chimney-cleaning strategy calls for pulling it apart
above that joint anyhow.
Anyhow, it would appear there's a little QC issue on the pipe diameter,
but I'm tired of messing with shipping pipe around. The local stove
place apparently has a pipe crimper, so maybe just crimp it a little
more ? Does that work, given that the end is already small enough
to get it in there 1" or so, and it's just the last 1/2" that's the problem ?
Some kind of lubricant ? Some strategy for beating on it without
doing damage ?
Thanks.
to go together. I ordered two 30-degree elbows, two slightly-less
than 12" pieces, and a stock 24" piece. Everything goes together
nicely, except the elbow whose male/crimped end is supposed to
go into the 24" piece (the 24" piece comes out of the stove, the
30-degree elbow is the bottom of the offset). It's odd, because
both elbows plug into both sub-12" pieces just fine. They sent me
another 24" piece, but it fits only slightly better. But with all my
weight on it, it gets slightly less than 1" penetration. I'm afraid to
beat on it harder, for fear I'd never get it apart. Although, if I
COULD get it together properly, I wouldn't care if it ever came apart,
because my chimney-cleaning strategy calls for pulling it apart
above that joint anyhow.
Anyhow, it would appear there's a little QC issue on the pipe diameter,
but I'm tired of messing with shipping pipe around. The local stove
place apparently has a pipe crimper, so maybe just crimp it a little
more ? Does that work, given that the end is already small enough
to get it in there 1" or so, and it's just the last 1/2" that's the problem ?
Some kind of lubricant ? Some strategy for beating on it without
doing damage ?
Thanks.