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Man, that is B. U. butt ugly. Rain is just asking to head down the flue. Sorry to be harsh, but there are lots of problems here.
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</blockquote>That is the purpose I posted here. I need your professional view and then I will improve it. Thank you BeGreen!<br />
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First, the original cap is too small and not totally protecting the flue.
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</blockquote>There are three flues. I found this problem two days ago. And I bought another two 9"x13" caps (<a href="http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId;=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100561912&marketID=39&locStoreNum=2674" target="_blank" class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/talk/proxy.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.homedepot.com%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FstoreId%3D10051%26langId%3B%3D-1%26catalogId%3D10053%26productId%3D100561912%26marketID%3D39%26locStoreNum%3D2674&hash=d768cd34c4a1085313f47f0f9cb6aeee" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...ductId=100561912&marketID=39&locStoreNum=2674</a>) and was planned to redo all of them but I was lazy. It looks like I have to do so.<br />
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Second, there is no top cap plate covering the entire clay flue pipe.
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If I install a cap for all of them separately, do I still need a plate for those two without metal pipe?<br />
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Third, there is no rain collar on the pipes. Fourth, no cap on the air intake.
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</blockquote>Does it need a rain collar if the pipe is inside and under a cap? By the way, the air intake is the one extended from the old cap and has its own small cap.<br />
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and I'm sure there's more, but you get the picture, that is a real hack job. Take the original flue cap off and chuck it. Get a proper cap plate made with cut outs for the two pipes. Then go straight up with each pipe, put on rain collars and get a simple cap for the air intake. Seal the cap plate and attach to the chimney.
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</blockquote>This was my original plan but there are two many things I need to do:<br />
1. get ride of the original cap which is too small;<br />
2. install two 9" x 13" cap for the side flues;<br />
3. install the stainless steel pipe with its plate and cap in the middle flue;<br />
4. drill a hole on the stainless steel plate for the air intake;<br />
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What I did was much easier .... I will redo it soon.<br />
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