Open Fireplace Chimney Liner

A chimney liner should be installed to reduce the chance of a carbon monoxide leak chimney fire and creosote buildup.

Open fireplace chimney liner.

For wood pellet gas oil and coal burning appliances. Saturday 9am 1pm. A sound chimney liner is essential to the safe utilization of fireplaces and other wood burning appliances. Creating a safe wood burning fireplace with this old house host kevin o connor.

Unlike my own chimney which serves two open fireplaces and has bends in it my parent s existing chimneys go straight up through the house making it easy to install a chimney liner. Open fires with larger fireplace openings usually freestanding grates will need larger flue sizes calculated alongside the height of the chimney and required ventilation. From the roof insert the stainless steel liner into the chimney and feed it all the way down to the fireplace. Discover premium american made stainless steel chimney liners fireplace kits stoves inserts and so much more at fireside chimney supply.

Pull the flexible liner into the room and attach the mesh base plate. A chimney liner prevents the transfer of heat to combustible components of a building which surround the chimney. Http bit ly subscribethisoldhouse about this o. This handy guide is provided to assist you in choosing the right size and type of chimney liner for your home.

If you need to convert round liner dimensions to oval or rectangular try our liner shape calculator for ordering multiple sections of liner pipe try our chimney liner and flue pipe length calculator. Rock flex chimney liners are fabricated with the highest quality stainless steel ul 1777 tested and listed air and water tight and provide the best flexibility and strength to contain moisture and flue gases. There are three primary functions of chimney liners. My own chimney does t go straight up and so i may have more issues if i were to install a wood burning stove in my existing fireplace.

Monday friday 8am 6pm. Chimney liners for open fires open wood burning and coal fires require a class 1 flue liner with a minimum diameter of 200mm. Please call us if you have any questions or need further assistance. Have helper on roof raise the chimney liner to the correct height then from inside the fireplace flatten the mesh base plate with a rubber mallet.

Chimney liners also improve the energy efficiency of the appliance and makes fireplace maintenance easier. Subscribe to this old house. Open 6 days a week.