Wayne02
ArboristSite Lurker
Howdy,
40 year old rambler with mostly enclosed fireplace chimney. Chimney (concrete block) is in garage and protected from the elements. This part of the chimney looks excellent, I've done a complete visual inspection and don't see any cracks or erosion present. About 2.5-3 feet stick out above the roof top and this part is brick. This part is weathered of course, and has two spots where a 2" long piece of motor has fallen out. Other than that it seems to be in good shape. Inspection with a flashlight of the inside chimney liner (if that is the right term) shows that it needs to be cleaned (I clean it once per year) but other than that I don't see any cracks or structural issues. There is no cap on this chimney.
Wood stove insert is a Lopi that we just love, it works really well and takes a halfway decent sized piece of wood (unlike my shop stove but that is another story). Other than replacing the sealing rope around the doors once in its lifetime it has provided very good service. I'm guessing it is about 25 years or old or better.
I'm told I can buy some sort of stainless steel chimney liner kit that is placed inside my existing chimney and it may improve the efficiency of the system? How do these work? I assume it is just a round or oval pipe, probably with a flex pipe to hook to the top of the stove? Supposedly about 100- $150?
Thanks
Wayne
40 year old rambler with mostly enclosed fireplace chimney. Chimney (concrete block) is in garage and protected from the elements. This part of the chimney looks excellent, I've done a complete visual inspection and don't see any cracks or erosion present. About 2.5-3 feet stick out above the roof top and this part is brick. This part is weathered of course, and has two spots where a 2" long piece of motor has fallen out. Other than that it seems to be in good shape. Inspection with a flashlight of the inside chimney liner (if that is the right term) shows that it needs to be cleaned (I clean it once per year) but other than that I don't see any cracks or structural issues. There is no cap on this chimney.
Wood stove insert is a Lopi that we just love, it works really well and takes a halfway decent sized piece of wood (unlike my shop stove but that is another story). Other than replacing the sealing rope around the doors once in its lifetime it has provided very good service. I'm guessing it is about 25 years or old or better.
I'm told I can buy some sort of stainless steel chimney liner kit that is placed inside my existing chimney and it may improve the efficiency of the system? How do these work? I assume it is just a round or oval pipe, probably with a flex pipe to hook to the top of the stove? Supposedly about 100- $150?
Thanks
Wayne