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Question about Stovepipes

I work with an Insurance Company. I have a question re: Black steel Stovepipe vs. Galvanized Stovepipe. Which is the better, safer type of stovepipe to be used for a woodstove?

Carolyn Hodder
St. Johns, newfoundland, CANADA
2004

There is never an exact answer to such questions--it's like asking which is the best pickup truck.

But several woodstove manufacturers warn against using galvanized. Although I personally think their concern is misplaced, you don't want to be in a position where the stove manufacturer says don't use galvanized and you say use galvanized :-)

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2003

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