Hello,
I have a masony fireplace that I want to put a woodburning insert into. (Fairly large with 8in opening already purchased)
The fireplace chiney is external on the house. Looking at the fire place from the inside it is raised above the floor about a foot, with a concrete slab sticking out over the floor in front of it.
I already cut out most of the existing flue (very rusted) and could remove the top brinck in the back wall to make room for a liner.
A fried suggested using the black stove pipe (I bought at lowes) to either go from the insert a little way up the cimney or all the way to the top.
Reading online it appears that the thin black stove pipe is not desnged for external use (does that inclue a covered chimney?)
I have also seen pictures of rusted through black sove pipe after a years use (this was in a basement with alot of humity, however coal was burned instead of wood).
Also I read about the thin stove pipe would not heat hot enough causing increased creosote build up.
Looking online it appears I can pick up a maganaflex stainless steel liner for about 4x the cost.
Should I go that route? How do you clean a flexable liners? Just like a smooth run? Woudl it lower the creosote build up?
Thanks!
Brian
I have a masony fireplace that I want to put a woodburning insert into. (Fairly large with 8in opening already purchased)
The fireplace chiney is external on the house. Looking at the fire place from the inside it is raised above the floor about a foot, with a concrete slab sticking out over the floor in front of it.
I already cut out most of the existing flue (very rusted) and could remove the top brinck in the back wall to make room for a liner.
A fried suggested using the black stove pipe (I bought at lowes) to either go from the insert a little way up the cimney or all the way to the top.
Reading online it appears that the thin black stove pipe is not desnged for external use (does that inclue a covered chimney?)
I have also seen pictures of rusted through black sove pipe after a years use (this was in a basement with alot of humity, however coal was burned instead of wood).
Also I read about the thin stove pipe would not heat hot enough causing increased creosote build up.
Looking online it appears I can pick up a maganaflex stainless steel liner for about 4x the cost.
Should I go that route? How do you clean a flexable liners? Just like a smooth run? Woudl it lower the creosote build up?
Thanks!
Brian
