Anyone know about chimbly liners???
 

Been restoring my family home I inherited.As many of you know I'm an originality freak.

Who here knows about stainless chimbley liners....Just pulled Grandma's Glenwood range from the carriage barn,hooked it up and almost went to hell since a bird's nest blocked the chimbley.

Here are some pics....Anyone familiar with this stuff kindly reply.

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hearth dot com

Tons of info there.

I had one at my old house. The clay liner that was quite old, but probably not from 1866, had deteriorated from the acid in the gas furnace discharge. The stainless liner was like an accordian and was pulled down to the bottom and secured somehow (can't remember how exactly) and secured at the top. IIRC a rain shield was installed at the top. Didn't cost too much. Worked fine.

Tom W

Yeah,Clay liner's decrepit on account of lack of use.I have an unlimited supply of hardwood so that,as they say is that.....Stove has a removable plate for wood burning so there you are.

Granny used to have her maids light the stove november to march,damn thing had a hot water front which supplied hot water to the thermosyphon hot water system to the radiators,since I have an unlimited supply of hardwood this is no problem.

I simply have to line the the chimbly or chimney and all will be well,,,,,

what kindof hardwood?

Tom W

They work and are better than the clay originals, give me a ring.

I only know what I learned on This Old House. You could also try looking on their website.

How do you figure they are better than clay?

Tom W

Clay is porous and the creosote builds up quickly, it cracks and generally a ***** to clean. Clay chimneys are not allowed in our county by code...don't know why but they have some reason behind it.

The best chimney available is the metalbestos, they are on godly expensive but the exterior is barely warm to the touch directly above a burning wood stove.

Well, you do make some points, but I think clay is not that porous when in good condition. I don't know how long a stainless liner will last but I would expect clay liners to last a good 50 years. Replacing clay liners in an existing chimney though, is an expensive proposition....probably ten times as expensive as the stainless expandible sleeve.

Tom W

There are many valid arguments both ways, the problem I have with clay is that I have seen the failures and like you said replacing them cost as much as the original house cost new...$10,000 can be dropped easily that last quote I saw for a 25ft standard brick chimney was $12000 vs metalbestes $2300.

A metalbestos may not always be a reasonable candidate to replace a brick/ clay lined chimney.....depending on the configuration.

Tom W

Did you say "Chimbley?" Funny word. Have only heard people from Virginia use it.

Nothing is the perfect candidate for all situations, thanks to diverse product lines.

Yep.

Tom W