I have burned very successfully for 9 years with my Lopi Revere without incident. This year due to the extreme cold weather, I have been doing lots of low/slow overnight and mid-day burns using ash cut last summer. My two year seasoned firewood was tough to access due to the 2 to 3 feet of snow. One afternoon, my wife raked coals and restarted and must have left the bypass open. She said she had a chimney fire that she caught immedately, then shut off primary air and shoved a towel in the air intake by the dampner. From start to finish, the incident lasted about 25 minutes, with the "roaring" lasting about 10. I have not used it since (very painful).
The uninsulated stainless liner runs inside a 8" double wall steel pre-fab chimney, about 25 feet to the top of the chase. The liner is rated for 2100 degrees. I checked the flue cap and found some chunks of burned creosote, but no evidence of damage on top - just really dirty up there. I plan to have the liner scoped before next season.
Has anyone here found a stainless liner damaged from a chimney fire? Should I expect to replace it?
The uninsulated stainless liner runs inside a 8" double wall steel pre-fab chimney, about 25 feet to the top of the chase. The liner is rated for 2100 degrees. I checked the flue cap and found some chunks of burned creosote, but no evidence of damage on top - just really dirty up there. I plan to have the liner scoped before next season.
Has anyone here found a stainless liner damaged from a chimney fire? Should I expect to replace it?
