johndeereg
ArboristSite Member
We had a new liner put in last fall. The wood stove is in the basement. The stove has a double wall pipe which goes into the wall. Once in the wall, there is a short section of terra cotta looking pipe. This meets stainless steel stuff that attaches to the stainless liner and goes up the chimney. The terra cotta pipe is bigger around than the stainless, so there was a gap there of about 1/4" on the one side. That was plastered shut with some type of material.
Last year when I cleaned the chimney, I stuffed the bristle brush in the hole above our stove. When I put the brush in, it knocked some of the cement like material out where the steel meets the pipe. I tried to fix it today using firebox/firepit cement. It came in a small yogurt size container. I was able to push a little in the crack and mainly smear a layer over the joint, closing up the 1/4" gap that was open going to who knows where. The company that installed didn't seem interested in coming out, and said it wasn't under warranty or anything.
crete block where it is. I can't tell.
Last year when I cleaned the chimney, I stuffed the bristle brush in the hole above our stove. When I put the brush in, it knocked some of the cement like material out where the steel meets the pipe. I tried to fix it today using firebox/firepit cement. It came in a small yogurt size container. I was able to push a little in the crack and mainly smear a layer over the joint, closing up the 1/4" gap that was open going to who knows where. The company that installed didn't seem interested in coming out, and said it wasn't under warranty or anything.
crete block where it is. I can't tell.