6 “ copper vent pipe and fittings

 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sun. Mar. 29, 2020 10:15 pm

I gotta check scrap prices, might be time to cash in some of my horde.


 
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Post by CoalHeat » Sun. Mar. 29, 2020 10:29 pm

There's an idea!
If I did that I'd be polishing it all the time. Would be a problem during heating season.

 
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Post by keegs » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 6:35 am

Yeah pricey Jed.... but I guess I could have had an 8" flue :) Thanks..

 
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Post by keegs » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 6:45 am

jedneck wrote:
Sun. Mar. 29, 2020 10:21 pm
Down spout is cheaper

https://m.guttersupply.com/m-copper-downspouts-pl ... ound.gstml
24 gauge ...should be thick enough. I'll check it out.

 
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Post by keegs » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 6:52 am

CoalHeat wrote:
Sun. Mar. 29, 2020 10:29 pm
There's an idea!
If I did that I'd be polishing it all the time. Would be a problem during heating season.
no shine... it should turn darker over time.

 
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Post by ottobody » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 6:59 am

Did a install of 6" copper piping in a new cleaners plant 30 years ago. A year ago we started replacing the copper with schedule 10, 316 stainless. Copper was out of sight with the price. Also the copper will get a bluish color to it from the heat.


 
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Post by titleist1 » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 8:40 am

Copper will not hold up well to the exhaust. A few years ago i "fixed" a chimney cap and reattached it using 12 awg copper wire criss-crossed over the opening at the top of the chimney. It was gone in a season.

 
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Post by keegs » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 8:59 am

Thanks... Was the wire in contact with cement? I see many copper caps for sale.

 
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Post by titleist1 » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 9:04 am

The wire was not in contact with cement, it was on a SS chimney and a lesser quality SS cap. The tabs on the lesser quality SS cap had failed and I rigged it with the copper wire and got a season out of it. I am sure the failure was accelerated by being outside in the moisture from rain and humidity.

 
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Post by keegs » Mon. Mar. 30, 2020 9:10 am

A copper plated steel pipe then :)

 
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Post by keegs » Tue. Mar. 31, 2020 9:10 am

Gents.. thanks for the links .. I have one last ask.. before I pull the trigger on this.

I'm thinking to elbow up from the back of the Chubby with steel into the steel barro then transition to copper up to the thimble. I'm not sure whether or how functional the barrow will be down that low. Your thoughts please?

 
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Post by oliver power » Sun. Apr. 12, 2020 11:09 am

I've made a fair amount of copper chimney caps. There is no advantage to using copper. Fly ash eats them up. Great for wood, not for coal...

 
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Post by keegs » Sun. Apr. 12, 2020 11:21 am

Thanks OP ... haven't been up to the farm since Jan. I'm probably going to go with the copper anyway though. During annual cleaning I can evaluate the condition of the pipe. Can't seem to find a supplier that sells custom lengths so I'm going to have to go with a 10 ft section. They'll be plenty of extra to use for replacement.

 
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Post by scalabro » Sun. Apr. 12, 2020 8:22 pm

keegs wrote:
Thu. Mar. 12, 2020 6:35 am
Anyone know a supplier of 6 “ copper vent pipe and fittings? Thought I’d try to gussy up the Chubby some.
Copper stovepipe would corrode very quickly. So quickly I don’t think it would be safe.


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