[AT] OT Heating with wood

[Mike Sloane]

I had exactly the same situation several years ago with my oil burner 
chimney - it was so bad that fumes were getting into the house and 
setting off the smoke detectors. The local chimney sweep company 
suggested two alternatives: 1. a flexible stainless steel liner pipe, or 
2. a pumped in lining. I chose the latter. What they do is stick a long 
fabric "sausage" down the chimney from above and partially inflate it. 
Then they pump some kind of semi-liquid down around the sausage so that 
it fills up the space between the bricks and the sausage, inflating the 
sausage a little more to press the material into place. After a short 
while the lining material has hardened sufficiently to remove the 
sausage, and the lining is left to fully harden. This method is slightly 
more expensive than the stainless steel pipe and is guaranteed for 30 
years, which is enough for me. :-)

My wood burning insert sits in a fireplace with its own modern chimney. 
I haven't used it for a couple of years, but I think that, with the high 
fuel oil prices, I will be firing it up this winter. The problem is that 
it is an older model, and even with the gaskets replaced, it still 
throws out so much heat that it makes the room uncomfortable.

Mike

Mark Greer wrote:
> I have a fireplace with an old brick chimney with no flue liners. There are
> some cracks in the mortar about half way up and the PO said the fireplace
> was not safe to use because of that. Structurally the chimney is OK - its
> not going to fall down but I'd imagine a good hot fire could pose a fire
> hazard for the wall the chimney is against. I wonder if a stainless liner
> and an insert could be added to make it useable.
> Mark
> 

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