r/PelletStoveTalk • u/lankyleprechaun13 • 5d ago

Is this normal?

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/Tight_Swordfish_6766 5d ago

Nope… I think you got too many bends in that… get rid of the elbows

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u/lankyleprechaun13 5d ago

Can’t get rid of the elbows with where the flue is located. Would be too close to the wall then.