Greetings and wood warmth to all,
I have two questions, first I've attached some photos of my chimney. It has six old clay pots, one for each of the flues in the crazy triangular masonry structure that sits from the basement of the house, though the first floor, continuing up through the second floor, and then flattens out on the 3rd floor and emerges through the roof.
My first question is about whether I'll need an additional cap at the top end of the liner if I have these pots. In terms of sparks and safety, I'd venture a yes, but wanted to see what folks here think. I have a thick, stone top plate on the chimney and the pots sit on that.
Second question is about liners, and whether there's a critical quality difference between the brands available on-line? I've got about 35' of not straight up and down flue to line and am concerned that a liner of lesser quality may rip at the seams with the inevitable twisting and pushing that's going to have to happen to get the thing down a flue.
I've been looking at all the usual suspects: chimneylinerdepot - Flex King pro; Northern Express - Simpson Duraflex; Stovepipes(dot)com - Magna Flex; Rockford - Rock Flex Deluxe; efireplace(dot)com - Homesaver Ultra Pro.
I'm driving myself pretty nuts trying to figure out which one to get, so any help would be much appreciated. Also, I'm assuming that a smooth interior will be better, especially since I may need to go down to a 5 1/2" liner from the 6" called for by the stove, especially if I blanket insulate the liner...my brain is going to explode. I know that getting recommendations on specific products is tricky, but this 115 year old chimney has some special needs. Thank you!
I have two questions, first I've attached some photos of my chimney. It has six old clay pots, one for each of the flues in the crazy triangular masonry structure that sits from the basement of the house, though the first floor, continuing up through the second floor, and then flattens out on the 3rd floor and emerges through the roof.
My first question is about whether I'll need an additional cap at the top end of the liner if I have these pots. In terms of sparks and safety, I'd venture a yes, but wanted to see what folks here think. I have a thick, stone top plate on the chimney and the pots sit on that.
Second question is about liners, and whether there's a critical quality difference between the brands available on-line? I've got about 35' of not straight up and down flue to line and am concerned that a liner of lesser quality may rip at the seams with the inevitable twisting and pushing that's going to have to happen to get the thing down a flue.
I've been looking at all the usual suspects: chimneylinerdepot - Flex King pro; Northern Express - Simpson Duraflex; Stovepipes(dot)com - Magna Flex; Rockford - Rock Flex Deluxe; efireplace(dot)com - Homesaver Ultra Pro.
I'm driving myself pretty nuts trying to figure out which one to get, so any help would be much appreciated. Also, I'm assuming that a smooth interior will be better, especially since I may need to go down to a 5 1/2" liner from the 6" called for by the stove, especially if I blanket insulate the liner...my brain is going to explode. I know that getting recommendations on specific products is tricky, but this 115 year old chimney has some special needs. Thank you!