All About Chimneys

Obadiah's Sarah Chain explains why it's important to match your new piece of chimney pipe with the same type as your original, and in the case of double wall pipe, the brand as well.

Obadiah's Sarah Chain discusses how to install your chimney in the most economical location. There are only a few circumstances where you want to do an installation that is not straight up and down, but rather a thru the wall installation.

We take a look at a chimney installation in a two-story household. When installing a long chimney pipe, it's important to properly support the pipe, consider where the seams are, and seal the top.

In this video, Sarah from Obadiah's breaks down the basics behind chimney pipe: What kind you should use, the benefits of double versus single wall pipe, clearance to combustibles, how to properly take advantage of elbow pipe, and more!

Sarah from Obadiah's shows you the pros and cons of using a 30 degree chimney pipe elbow. A 30 degree elbow can be a great solution for many installations and has advantages over the common 90 degree elbow, but as Sarah explains, it is best used only in specific circumstances.

Woody walks you through what he did to install a Class A Solid Fuel Chimney Pipe at an angle in a way that's both safe and effective, making use of Obadiah's 30 degree pipe.

Woody from Obadiah's Woodstoves explains how to assemble the chimney cap in Obadiah's chimney pipe kits, and then offers some pointers on how to properly attach pipe bands.

Woody explains the issues with cresote build-up in Class A chimney pipe installations that use 90 degree angles, and how Obadiah's unique 30 degree chimney pipe and wall thimble can be a solution for your home.

Woody Chain from Obadiah's Woodstove's heads to the factory and gives you the details on what makes our chimney pipe the best on the market.

Obadiah's Woody Chain gives you some tips on how to properly clean a chimney from below, where it is warm and safe.

Woody Chain and Cassey Dare show you how to prepare your chimney for installing a draw collar using DVL 6" pipe on the Baker's Oven/Vermont Bun Baker, as well as give a few pointers on the best way to clean your chimney from the bottom.

In this video, Obadiah's Woody Chain and Cassey Dare show you how to assemble the Double Wall DVL Chimney, and look at how you can increase your draft by using a draw collar.

Woody Chain demonstrates how hot the Draw Collar gets and how quickly it can produce a draft, using a Vermont Bun Baker (recently converted from a Baker's Oven). He's then joined by Cassey Dare as they go over some pointers on how to make the most of a draw collar.

Woody Chain looks at the Draw Collar Draft Inducer on an ESSE Ironheart Wood Cook Stove. With the unique chimney access door on the Ironheart Cooker, we can easily demonstrate how well the Draw Collar really works.

Many wood fired cook stoves have a 7" oval chimney that can be very tricky to install properly, and we show you how to do it correctly using a 7" Oval to 7" Round Offset Adaptor.

Obadiah's Woody Chain looks at the ESSE Ironheart firebox and the controls to operate the stove, then shows you a few tricks in lighting an Ironheart Cooker.

Obadiah's Cassey Dare and Woody chain show you how to protect your expensive chimney with a Snow Break that acts like the bow of a boat and cuts the sliding snow like a knife, saving your chimney from being flattened by snow.

Casey Dare show's you the proper way to install a chimney flashing in a metal roof so it will never leak.

Woody Chain takes a look at a chimney to show you what to look for while inspecting it.

Woody Chain and company show you how to prepare a chimney liner for installation. Here we show you what the liner kit may look like and what could be in your box depending on the specific installation you're after.

Woody Chain and company install a chimney liner system. We show you what to look for when you inspect your chimney, how to get it ready to slide down your flue for connection to the fireplace insert...

Having put the liner down the flue, Woody Chain from Obadiah's shows you how to seal off the damper where the liner passes through...

Woody Chain shows you the last few things you need to do after installing your liner, including final adjustments before sliding the stove back in and sealing the edges, with a few tips and tricks along the way.