Shane said:There certainly is degrees of quality in liner. For 925 he's not giving you any deal but he's not ripping you off either. If you want baragain basement price you can probably find it for around 600 on the net somewhere and will likely have little trouble with parts etc. But if you want to support your local economy etc. it's 300 well spent IMO. Of course I don't shop at Wal-Mart and try to avoid any chain really as long as it's possible. Maybe I'm just a sucker but I'd rather see a local business owner be able to put his urchins through college and still eat than see a higher bonus for a 7 figure salaried Wal-mart Exec anyday.
Warren said:It's like buying a Saturn VUE vs a Land Rover. Is a Saturn unsafe?
It's like a Granite counter top vs Laminate...
You get the idea.
Webmaster said:... If you want something to REALLY last, go for rigid liner when possible. Ventinox and Homesaver are two good names in flex, while Heat-Fab is a good name in rigid.
Mo Heat said:Webmaster said:... If you want something to REALLY last, go for rigid liner when possible. Ventinox and Homesaver are two good names in flex, while Heat-Fab is a good name in rigid.
I have never heard anyone that I can recall, mention Elmer rigid SS liner (except me, because that's what I have). Anybody even hear of Elmer? Is it maybe rebranded or something, or just not that popular?
bodeen said:Of course thats "if" the local dealer is selling something thats not "lightweight" and if he is its still gouging. I'm betting its no different in thickness, weight and probably manufacturer than what I got. Unless of course it is a rigid type liner, and it's not. I am definatley going to ask what they are selling just out of curiosity.
Webmaster said:I would not worry about thickness in that case. If it were the entire chimney - and someone had the choice between thicker or thinner...then I might choose thicker.