Fisher XL

We're going to dinner at our oldest daughters house+granddaughter play time

FISHER XL 6936 is under positive Ranger control. RLTW.

 

Wouldn't that be crazy, wait I'm going to. Is there any data on how many XL's were made? Will need to replace most of the fire bricks.

 

That thing is in great shape! Awesome find buddy!

 

Time to find some 10" stove pipe for a outside test burn, and start looking for some firebrick.

 

I was looking here and oh my its expensive;

10 Inch Class A UL 103HT Double Wall Chimney Pipe at Ventingpipe.com

 

$23.50 custom made stainless. Of course the connector pipe end depends on your chimney flue diameter you're using. It is technically against code to reduce any flue pipe or chimney smaller then the stove outlet. The code was written to avoid reducing an already correct size flue. The double door Fishers were made for open door burning with oversize outlets connected to larger existing chimney flues. They all physically work fine reduced, and even baffled as long as you adhere to the square inch rule and never reduce the smoke space (space smoke travels above baffle) smaller than the square inch flue area. A proper drafting chimney of 6 inch diameter works without smoke roll in for more cubic firebox area than the XL. It looks strange, but will physically work. One example is a Grandma width X Papa depth stove known as the Great Grandma by the builder. It was not a Fisher product for sale but was made by the current owner who was a welder at Fisher Stoves South East. Cubic inch of firebox is much larger than an XL with 6 inch rear outlet. It was made to trade the original owner for the first Papa Bear made at Fisher Stoves S.E. Of course that is with an insulated chimney flue of the correct height.

You need to measure pipe outlet on stove as well. The thin wall pipe was normally used for the outlet material. (1/8") This will require the large end crimped. There are exceptions when a welder cut the hole too large, and to save the piece it was handy to have some oversize pipe like 1/4" wall well casing to fill the gap. Some are a tighter fit than others and may not require crimping. Always measure. This auction is the custom maker that allows you to choose crimp in, out, both or neither. These are nice adapters.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/182169982652?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true

 

Coaly,
That will work great, thank you for the Ebay link.

 

My post above contains an error of wall thickness of flue outlet pipe.
12 gauge round with 10 inch OD was specified, but thicker walled tubing can be found. 12 ga. will have a wall thickness of .1046 inches. The flue was cut with a pipe cutter and has a thicker rolled lip on the edge, so it must be measured with a micrometer farther back from the edge.

 

I hit the door with some mineral spirits and 400 grit paper, not sure if its plated?

 

No time this weekend, working on a friends house so no forward progress. Youngest daughter is 20 today so we're having a get together and outside fire. It's been raining for a couple of hours. Rum and coke take me away.
Went to get the propane bottle refilled and was told I'd have to wait until the rain stopped, no lightening just rain, I'm like wth? I guess someone didn't want to go outside.

 

Plan B;

 

Good to see another "chubby" Beagle.