Remove the door from the stove. Remove the stovepipe or stovepipes that you wish to replace. Pellet stove may also take fresh air directly from the room without Can I cut DuraBlack pipe? as the stove, which was installed before we bought the house for other purposes. in length. If the pipe is round you need to use both the red and green shears to cut a strip out of the pipe. Dump the ashes, clean other portions and check your pipe connections to ensure everything is sealed properly. Video of the Day Step 2 Vacuum the burn pot to remove any soot from the inside of the unit. I tried using an oil filter wrench which sounded like a good idea but in reality, I had absolutely no luck with it! Use either a screwdriver to separate two pieces that are screwed together to attach, or cut through tape or sealant for sections that friction-fit together instead. On the joints that were visible as it went up to the chimney flue I used hi-temp tape. Slowly feed a stove pipe brush with a long cable attach (called a snake) through the pipe system to remove soot from the inside of the pipe. particular model of pellet stove and your local building codes and regulations. As wood burns, soot will build up in the pipe. Single wall black stovepipe has a minimum of 18 clearance to combustibles. our living room, and had a flue installed through the wall and up the outside This is one of the main reasons I do not use silicone on any of my pipes except for the appliance adapter to stove connection. Put on a pair of leather palm gloves. The requirements for a flue for a pellet stove will differ I use a heat gun. Use self-tapping stovepipe screws for quicker installation. Place a bucket under the T-vent pipe to catch the ash that has accumulated below the elbow, inside the T-section of the pipe. Pellet stoves require monthly maintenance. If you have an old stove the joint at the stove used to be made such that that one hunk of pipe could not be inserted that way. Break one side loose by tipping it sideways and then pull down on the pipe to free it from the one above it. On the other end of the pipe, attach a joint and then another pipe. Used as a starter section to connect the flue collar of the appliance to the model VP vent system. Open a room window to create negative pressure, which counteracts slight downdrafts. Check out our Buyer's Guide for Pellet Vent Pipe - written by our NFI Certified specialists. Run the ash tool that came with your stove to clean out the pipes inside the pellet stove. I assert all copyrights claims for any content, media, comments, subject to the publishing date of this video. Weve gone with using a direct air vent to vent our pellet stoves.
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