Should 8" double-wall chimney be cleaned before 6" liner is installed??

[scotsman]

Am preparing to install 6" insulated liner inside 8" double-wall chimney pipe.

Questions:

--should current chimney be cleaned first?

--does double-wall chimney pipe have any screws or anything inside that will snag insulation?

--can one guy install an insulated liner?

--anything else I need to know, besides "Don't fall off the roof!"?

Thanks--

 

[Stoveblazer]

Whenever you install liner, you should always sweep your chimney to ensure that any creosote will not ignite from the heat of the liner. I do not believe that the insulation needs more that one person to install. As long as there is a smooth liner, you should be fine. Haha, don't fall off the roof!!

 

[BrotherBart]

Be careful up there cleaning that chimney before you install the liner.

Nuff said.

 

[PJF1313]

Be careful up there cleaning that chimney before you install the liner.

Nuff said.

As BB said, be safe up there with the cleaning BEFORE the install.

The only snag I can think of is when it goes from Class "A" to stove pipe -
that's when you'll get the screws or screwed ;-)

Just watch the ice - golf shoes don't help, especially with soft spikes