Darn Baro Damper!
- Carbon12
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All smoke pipe is triple screwed together. Every time I go to screw the baro damper in, it moves out of plumb! GRRRR!!! Metal tape all around for now. Will re attempt screwing when I calm down! Lol!
- Hambden Bob
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Good Idea....Never Screw when you're Angry,Upset or Frustrated ! Somehow the assembly's getting torqued. Recheck how it was bedded into the pipe,prior to drilling and fastening in.....
- Carbon12
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Briefly glanced at the tube of high temp silicone furnace caulk. Hmmm??? I'll have a beverage and think about it me more
- gaw
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I have found that slightly out of plumb does not make much difference. If it is only moving a little I would not lose any sleep over it unless your over-fire draft readings are way out of spec. That should be -.02 on the KA6 if memory serves me but I do drink occasionally so don’t take my word for it.
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Mine's out of plumb too, a little. If I don't like how it behaves, I move the weight a little.
Perfect is the enemy of good.
Perfect is the enemy of good.
- lsayre
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I have a Fields Type M, and instead of screwing it in, I just sealed it in place with high temperature silicone rubber adhesive. The M's have very little perimeter lip through which to run screws.