raktym
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Hello all, just installed 6 inch stainless steel flexable flue liner in my 7" X 13" masonry chimney flue. Wow, what a differance.
I have a Lopi insert that I've been using since 1985. When I installed it I just pushed it into the fireplace and lit it and have burned in it ever since. Never had a problem until about a month ago. I looked at the chimney flue and notice some vertical cracks in the masonry liner near the top of the chimney. So, I ordered the new flue and installed it. I can no longer burn the way I used to. The stove will get too hot. I used to load the stove up and let it burn and never had a problem with overheating, the top of the stove seldom got over 700 degrees. Now I keep the draft almost completely closed and fill with less wood. The heat output is great. Ive been burning now about a month and checked the flue and it has a very light coat of black dust on it, so I guess it's working ok.
I have a Lopi insert that I've been using since 1985. When I installed it I just pushed it into the fireplace and lit it and have burned in it ever since. Never had a problem until about a month ago. I looked at the chimney flue and notice some vertical cracks in the masonry liner near the top of the chimney. So, I ordered the new flue and installed it. I can no longer burn the way I used to. The stove will get too hot. I used to load the stove up and let it burn and never had a problem with overheating, the top of the stove seldom got over 700 degrees. Now I keep the draft almost completely closed and fill with less wood. The heat output is great. Ive been burning now about a month and checked the flue and it has a very light coat of black dust on it, so I guess it's working ok.