Hi All,
Today I scored a "never used," 25 foot 6" Rockflex 316 stainless steel liner, an 8x13 terra cotta top plate, a rain cap (6" quick cap with screen), and a pulling cone for $100
The good is that it was an incredible deal. (And I turned the pickup today into a family trip today from Boston to Newport, RI, which was very nice!)
The bad is that the seller advertised it as 30 foot (honest mistake), which I think is closer to what I need. I'm not 100% certain as I haven't measured up my chimney, but I've done a close estimate of 28 feet.
The ugly is that while this has never been burned through, the seller tried to install it and had a tough time (hence his selling it). He ovalized parts, made some minor (I think) crimps, and smooshed one end a bit (the other's round and fine)
(Photos attached).
Here's what I need help with:
Do the crimps and the ovalizing at parts make this less desirable to use, or worse yet, dangerous? I will do my best to straighten it out, and I will insulate it. Any input on how to best go about this would be great.
If it's too short... Begreen already told me that I can splice if necessary, so if this ends up being too short, would I splice and add to the upper most part, towards the top of my chimney? If so, would I be best using more flex liner, or single walled non-flex? Any other input on how to go about this would also be great.
The pics here aren't great (it's still in my car, and dark), but hopefully will illustrate some of my concerns about the condition. Any input or thoughts would be great.
Thanks!
Today I scored a "never used," 25 foot 6" Rockflex 316 stainless steel liner, an 8x13 terra cotta top plate, a rain cap (6" quick cap with screen), and a pulling cone for $100
The good is that it was an incredible deal. (And I turned the pickup today into a family trip today from Boston to Newport, RI, which was very nice!)
The bad is that the seller advertised it as 30 foot (honest mistake), which I think is closer to what I need. I'm not 100% certain as I haven't measured up my chimney, but I've done a close estimate of 28 feet.
The ugly is that while this has never been burned through, the seller tried to install it and had a tough time (hence his selling it). He ovalized parts, made some minor (I think) crimps, and smooshed one end a bit (the other's round and fine)
(Photos attached).
Here's what I need help with:
Do the crimps and the ovalizing at parts make this less desirable to use, or worse yet, dangerous? I will do my best to straighten it out, and I will insulate it. Any input on how to best go about this would be great.
If it's too short... Begreen already told me that I can splice if necessary, so if this ends up being too short, would I splice and add to the upper most part, towards the top of my chimney? If so, would I be best using more flex liner, or single walled non-flex? Any other input on how to go about this would also be great.
The pics here aren't great (it's still in my car, and dark), but hopefully will illustrate some of my concerns about the condition. Any input or thoughts would be great.
Thanks!
