How Often have you had to..........

[soupy1957]

For those of you who have been burning wood in your homes for a number of years now, who have stand-alone fire boxes in your house, with a relative "straight up" flue system.............

"How often have you had to replace your double-wall flue pipe? Just wondering what I can expect, with the same setup mentioned, for life expectancy of the Flue Pipe. (Taking into account a reasonably regular maintenance program).

-Soupy1957

 

[begreen]

The Selkirk pipe we took down when we remodeled in 2006 was about 22 yrs old then. It was in great shape. The pipe should last a long time.

 

[madrone]

This setup is just over 10 years old, and looked great when I cleaned it this spring.

 

[soupy1957]

Well THAT'S encouraging Based on the two responses so far, I guess we can hope for at LEAST 10 years of use, before even THINKING about replacing the existing Flue Pipe sections!

On the other hand, I might STILL see if I can get a section for my vertical pipe in the living room, that has an additional damper, (in addition to the one on the stove).

-Soupy1957

 

[Fsappo]

I tell folks that the pipe is good for 10-20 years when I sell it.

 

[tiber]

Almost all of them have limited lifetimes warrenties also. So long as you're not exhausting rocket launches with the stuff, they promise it'll last.

 

[cmonSTART]

Ya, it is pretty durable stuff. The inner wall is stainless, so it should stand up a very long time.