New guy here! Running an older quadrafire 2100 I picked up for a couple hundred dollars. Due to the high price of double wall stainless I was wondering if is even feasible to DIY it by putting a 6" inside an 8" and wrapping the 6" with a ceramic blanket in between it and the 8" ?
Probably wouldn't pass an insurance inspection I know but aside from that are there any other issues to consider ? BTW the entire chimney will be free standing 24" away from the outside wall . The only protrusion is through a window I removed & filled with an aluminum plate . A DIY double wall horizontal about 4' long goes through that plate .
I did use single wall 6" the first year and didn't have much problem other than it was hard to start it smoke free . Was hoping double wall would give me a better draft faster at starup.
I will start saving for the factory pipe ,but current economy is preventing that.
Probably wouldn't pass an insurance inspection I know but aside from that are there any other issues to consider ? BTW the entire chimney will be free standing 24" away from the outside wall . The only protrusion is through a window I removed & filled with an aluminum plate . A DIY double wall horizontal about 4' long goes through that plate .
I did use single wall 6" the first year and didn't have much problem other than it was hard to start it smoke free . Was hoping double wall would give me a better draft faster at starup.
I will start saving for the factory pipe ,but current economy is preventing that.