SS Liner is on its way

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Firefighter4634

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So I bit the big one and orderd a SS Flex liner today from the Chimney Depot. We went with the 5.5 inch liner kit and .25 inch insulation kit. I wanted to try to use the .50 inch insulation kit but due to the I.D. of my clay liner the salesman did not think I would be able to get in down the chimney. I sure hope this makes the stove work better or the wife might kill me!!! Its 73 deg. and sunny so I won't need it for a while.
 
I just put a 5.5" down mine with insulation blanket and mesh sleeve. Went in with no problem. I cut a wood disk the size of the inside diameter and put a rope through it and screwed it with sheet metal screws at the end of the liner and dropped the rope down the chimney for the wife to pull down. Install was a breeze. one little hang up, but got past it with a twist and shove. Where it hung up, there are four bricks that are turned in at the top of the smoke chamber that support the clay tiles. I knew that it would be close there. I didn't use the spray adhesive. With an extra person, they can overlap the insulation ahead of you while you tape it. I used the mesh sleeve and bought a roll of s/s wire. The mesh was larger than needed, so it snugged it up and put the wire around the tube every 18" inches or so to keep the mesh tight against the tube.

Did a few test runs and it is so worth it. Very little smoke now, and I could see the haze from the heat exiting the cap. Never saw that before. The air control on the stove works better now, and I can tune it down and see a difference. I've only used a few splits but the results were great. Secondaries kick off great now with little effort. Wish I did this years ago. I can see using a little less wood this year and getting more btu's out of the stove. Anyone venting into a flue a bit larger than the stove outlet would probably see a difference. Worthy investment and will sleep better now having a clear shot to the sky...
 
fishingpol said:
I just put a 5.5" down mine with insulation blanket and mesh sleeve. Went in with no problem. I cut a wood disk the size of the inside diameter and put a rope through it and screwed it with sheet metal screws at the end of the liner and dropped the rope down the chimney for the wife to pull down. Install was a breeze. one little hang up, but got past it with a twist and shove. Where it hung up, there are four bricks that are turned in at the top of the smoke chamber that support the clay tiles. I knew that it would be close there. I didn't use the spray adhesive. With an extra person, they can overlap the insulation ahead of you while you tape it. I used the mesh sleeve and bought a roll of s/s wire. The mesh was larger than needed, so it snugged it up and put the wire around the tube every 18" inches or so to keep the mesh tight against the tube.

Did a few test runs and it is so worth it. Very little smoke now, and I could see the haze from the heat exiting the cap. Never saw that before. The air control on the stove works better now, and I can tune it down and see a difference. I've only used a few splits but the results were great. Secondaries kick off great now with little effort. Wish I did this years ago. I can see using a little less wood this year and getting more btu's out of the stove. Anyone venting into a flue a bit larger than the stove outlet would probably see a difference. Worthy investment and will sleep better now having a clear shot to the sky...
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Glad to hear it is working for you. Do you know what size insulation you used and what the inside dia. of the chimney was. My chimney is 6.75 sq. and if I used the .5 thick insulation it would only leave about 1/8 of inch for wiggle room. I know my chimney is straight, but decided to go with the 1/4 inch insulation blanket instead. I just that is enough.
 
I have an 8" x 12", so yes it was about 6.75 inside. I did the 1/2" insulation. I will admit that I did make an ovalizer and made the tube slightly oval. I left it round at the bottom five feet and the top five feet. When you overlap the insulation,make the overlap on the "side" of the length of tube that will fit into the wide part of the flue tile. You don't want the overlap on the 6.75" dimension.
 
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