Stovefitter's Manual (click book cover to proceed to all articles)
Stovefitter's Manual (click book cover to proceed to all articles)
The definitive guiding to choosing and installing a wood burning or multifuel stove
For rear of stove connection. You must be able to access this part for sweeping; if your stove is in a recess you must have large left and right air gaps to facilitate access and sweeping.
As with all vitreous pipe the bottom end narrows to a lesser diameter to enable insertion into other pieces of pipe (male is always on top). Key reason is that any condensation that trickles down inside pipe cannot escape. Straight lengths can be cut using a grinder and 115mm cutting disc (available from this online store).
Top tip: No fire cement or glue of any kind is used when connecting vitreous pipe to vitreous pipe - it is just push-fit. When to use fire cement on flue joints? Use the SEARCH function and type "sealing flue joints".Fitting the vitreous tee on the back of the obbit stove was easy.I wanted this so I can use the top for cooking.All the materials was supplied by stove fitters warehouse.Top quality flue system and easy to fit.