❯ Pacific Energy Summit · November 2025

Pipe +
damper.

A 12-photo installation record for the woodstove connector run: preparing the adapter and straight pipe, forming the connection end, placing the damper, establishing a plumb rise, routing the elbow into the masonry-wall thimble, and confirming the completed system with its first fire.

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Front view of the completed Pacific Energy woodstove and connector pipe with the first fire burning behind the glass. — First fireFront shot with stove

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record12 photos

01 · Prepare the run

Start at both
connection points.

The first pass establishes the adapter, straight section, stove-top outlet, and masonry-wall thimble. With both ends visible, the connector route can be measured as one system.

Black round woodstove-pipe adapter section marked with yellow tape. — 01Adapter section

Long black straight connector-pipe section laid out for fitting. — 02Straight section

Woodstove positioned below the round chimney thimble in the brick wall for route alignment. — 03Stove-to-thimble layout

02 · Form + align

Make the joints,
keep the rise plumb.

The connector end was formed for the next joint, the damper hardware was fitted, and the straight rise was checked vertically before the final elbowed route met the wall connection.

Hand crimper being used to form the end of a black woodstove connector pipe. — 01Form the pipe end

Magnetic level attached to the vertical black stove-pipe run against the brick wall. — 02Plumb the rise

Round pipe-damper plate, shaft, spring handle, and related hardware during fitting. — 03Damper hardware

Open woodstove firebox checked before the first firing. — 04Firebox check

Side view of the black stove connector rising vertically and turning through an elbow into the brick wall. — 05Elbowed wall connection

Opposite-side view of the completed vertical rise and elbow at the wall thimble. — 06Completed route

03 · First fire

The connection
becomes a system.

The closing views document the operating installation from tight, front, and room-wide positions, including the visible damper control on the finished connector run.

Close front view of the first fire burning inside the Pacific Energy woodstove. — 01First flame

Full front view of the woodstove, vertical connector pipe, damper control, and first fire. — 02Front shot with stove

Room-wide morning view of the operating woodstove, completed pipe route, brick hearth, and dog resting in front. — 03Morning fire view

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Pipe +damper.

Start at bothconnection points.

Make the joints,keep the rise plumb.

The connectionbecomes a system.

Pipe +
damper.

Start at both
connection points.

Make the joints,
keep the rise plumb.

The connection
becomes a system.