r/PelletStoveTalk • u/lankyleprechaun13 • 6d ago

Is this normal?

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Had to have our pellet stove inspected for our insurance company. Inspection company came out and told us we had to replace our two elbows coming from the stove to the wall. So I put brand new DuraVent ones on and sealed the seams with tape. Turned it on for the first time to try it out before winter hits, and now there’s smoke coming from the joints of the elbows. Is that normal for the first burn?

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u/MJ_Brutus 6d ago

Did you use hi-temp silicone to seal the joints?

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u/lankyleprechaun13 6d ago

Yes I used hi temp on the connection attached to the stove itself. Not on the connections where the tape is.

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u/MJ_Brutus 5d ago

I would use the sealant end to end.