OK... so where does the water go?

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double-d

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Feeling the Heat
Feb 8, 2011
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Northern Michigan - Mio
I've got a neighbor that is having water dripping from his prefab flue into his fireplace, so I offered to help. I've been reading up on Hearth.com, and he has no cap on his flue, so I thought this was a no brain-er.
He says he has never had a cap and it's never leaked, so I climbed up and found a rusted out square Deflector of some sort inside the flue that collects the water and disperses it some where. Does anyone know what this is, what is does, or who made it? I attached some pictures, if I did it right.
 

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I am pretty sure there was a cap at some point, the reason it hasn't leaked yet is because it wasn't rusted through until recently. Finding a cap is not gonna happen, either replace the unit and flue or fab a cap out of sheet metal. Take a good look at the top of the fireplace and make sure it isn't rusted through, this is very common on these old units.
 
That is Preway pipe. This was a wisconsin company that went out out bussiness in 82 I believe. Tons and tons of those stoves and pipe here in northern wisconsin. Just tore one of those units out last week. Most people just make a simple sheetmetal cap for those here in northern wisconsin
 
Marsh is correct, Preway... bleh. Sad to say made in wisconsin.

Only thing they are good for is scrap metal.
 
There are caps that can be used for these. What you can do is remove that rusted top piece and then use a cap with hinged flanges and screw it to the top of the tin chimney. Usually 15x15 or 17x17 is the cap size I believe.
 
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