Denray Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Looking at this flue today it appears that the overlap is in the wrong direction to keep dripage from coming out? Click to Enlarge 25.28 KB Click to Enlarge 41.17 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Is that for a wood stove? If anything's dripping from that, they need to crank the fire and burn it out. It's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Thanks Gary. Only one year old and it looks like they haven't been cranking the fire. Click to Enlarge 79.13 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Now, hold on a minute! That's a little different. That thing needs a cleaning. Tell them to not even think about using it before they do. And tell them to make sure they use seasoned wood. That looks like a product of wet wood, not knowing how to regulate the stove, laziness, or a combination of all of the above. I'm surprised there are no trails on the pipe from where it puked creosote. I'm talking about normal everyday use. After a night of normal use, there's always some residual from smothering. I always burn it hot when I stoke mine back up. A tiny chimney fire is a good thing, in my book. That one's ready to give someone an education they won't forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 You may want to check the manufacturer's instructions. Don't most flue pipes go together male up - female down? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It looks like a double-wall pipe. The inner section sleeves in the other direction. If that were single wall, you'd have seen all sorts of gunk dripping out from between the pipe sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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