I built my home and installed the wood stove and chimney. I live in the high desert so we don't get a lot of rain but when we do get a good rain I get some water dripping down the chimney onto the stove top. When I installed it I used the appropriate sealant around the pipe above the roof line, and used the rain collar, but it still leaked. I then added more sealant and a second rain collar. It is not leaking from the roof or the edges of the opening, it is dripping down the outside of the chimney pipe. The inside of the roof doesn't get wet, and the insulation outside the chimney box is dry. I just installed the drywall so I had access to everything above until a few days ago.
Any suggestions on how to stop this leak? Do I need to peel back all the sealant on the roof around the pipe and do it again? Or is this not uncommon for some lucky folk?
Being in a desert the moisture inside is actually helpful, and as soon as the rain stops the drip stops and everything dries up within hours or less.
Any suggestions on how to stop this leak? Do I need to peel back all the sealant on the roof around the pipe and do it again? Or is this not uncommon for some lucky folk?
Being in a desert the moisture inside is actually helpful, and as soon as the rain stops the drip stops and everything dries up within hours or less.