Insulated stove flue in wind

session savage

Hi all. I recently installed a stove and the top flue is only connected by the ring clip to the bend below it. There was no possible way to connect the bracket to the flue so it's connected to the bend below it. We are very exposed to wind here and I'm wondering if this will be strong enough. Any opinions.

readytosnap

looking at the weather today, i'd say you will soon find out.
tbh it does not look very sturdy, but the fact that it is round will help.
if in doubt strengthen it. worse case scenario, 2 skinny poles from the ground to each side of it then strap all together, ugly but effective

Calahonda52

Pyongyang better look out!

A less ugly solution is to get two brackets for solar thermal panels fitted on the roof at a height and distance apart to allow triangulation and fit two lengths of square box aluminium to another bracket further up the flue.

Fiskar

Reckon wind along the axis of the eaves will break the flue at the elbow, any strong wind will rock that flue stressing it at the elbow.

When it does go, next time come down and go in at 90 degrees and install 2 rigid clamps.

How do clean that flue? Looks like you need to come at it top and bottom (inside the house) , should have installed an access elbow in a 90 degree set-up