Just picked up the last of the chimney pieces that had to be special ordered through the big box store and I have a couple questions. Stove is a napoleon 1100c, stove pipe is Selkirk double wall stove pipe, and chimney is Selkirk supervent. 1. The top part of the telescopic stove pipe looks like it was squished during shipment. Any ideas on how to reshape it? 2. I needed a 15 degree offset kit. I loose fit it together and noticed that the inner lining didn't fit snuggly and I could see some of the insulation. It isn't much but is this ok with the flue gases basically getting into the insulation space? The picture I took isn't very good but hopefully you understand what I am describing.
I have attached another picture that better shows the male end that points down to the stove and how it appears smaller than the female end. I understand that it should be smaller so it fits inside the female end but I can see some of the insulation when I look up it. Is this normal?
Well, i'm by no means an expert on any of this stuff, but i think you're right to question the condition you have there. A decent draft should mean that you won't get smoke out of that joint, but I'd be concerned about creosote building up in a place that doesn't get cleaned out (the insulated area between the pipes). Perhaps you can use some RTV or furnace cement to plug the gap. Would hate to have to buy new pipes for the deal. What did the people who sold you the pipes say?
Is the offset interior? Selkirk does not permit exterior offsets with their class A flues. We had to re do ours and go through the eves when I discovered that.
