Hi All,
I recently scored a great deal on a Jotul F100 and now have an incredible offer to purchase a never-used chimney liner for a very low price from someone who bought it and ended up not doing his install. Here's what I know - it's a 30 ft. 6inch rock flex liner that the owner purchased a few years ago from Rockford Chimney Supply for about $700 (according to him) including a terra cotta cap, pulling cone, and round rain cap. He says it's steel, but I asked if he knew if it was 316 or 304, and he wasn't sure - he did send me a photo of an info sheet that came with it that said it was for use with wood stoves and other heating devices. He's selling it incredibly cheap and I have first dibs, but it is about an hour and 45 minutes from where I live (well worth the trip if it's what I need).
Now, I think the 30 foot length is be what I need. I haven't measured down my chimney, but I did measure a straight shot from the height of my lintel to my roof, and estimated a little extra approximating the distance to the top of my chimney - my measurement came out to 28 feet, so I think I should be good. As it's wet out, I don't foresee myself going onto my roof and measuring down my chimney before I need to move on this.
My install is for a Jotul F100, and I plan on going out of the back with some double walled pipe and up my fireplace chimney.
Now for my questions -
1) Does the chimney liner run the full length from the top of my chimney to just below where my flue opens, and at that point I can connect with the double walled pipe? (This is what I based my measurements on).
2) If the liner ends up being just a couple feet short, is there any way to deal with that, or does it mean I can't use it?
3) Does Rock Flex signify what kind of steel it is/if this is good for a wood stove? I plan on insulating whatever the thickness.
Any other things I should be thinking about would be helpful. The price is very low and I do want it - I figure in a worst case scenario, I can always resell. Thoughts?
Thanks!
I recently scored a great deal on a Jotul F100 and now have an incredible offer to purchase a never-used chimney liner for a very low price from someone who bought it and ended up not doing his install. Here's what I know - it's a 30 ft. 6inch rock flex liner that the owner purchased a few years ago from Rockford Chimney Supply for about $700 (according to him) including a terra cotta cap, pulling cone, and round rain cap. He says it's steel, but I asked if he knew if it was 316 or 304, and he wasn't sure - he did send me a photo of an info sheet that came with it that said it was for use with wood stoves and other heating devices. He's selling it incredibly cheap and I have first dibs, but it is about an hour and 45 minutes from where I live (well worth the trip if it's what I need).
Now, I think the 30 foot length is be what I need. I haven't measured down my chimney, but I did measure a straight shot from the height of my lintel to my roof, and estimated a little extra approximating the distance to the top of my chimney - my measurement came out to 28 feet, so I think I should be good. As it's wet out, I don't foresee myself going onto my roof and measuring down my chimney before I need to move on this.
My install is for a Jotul F100, and I plan on going out of the back with some double walled pipe and up my fireplace chimney.
Now for my questions -
1) Does the chimney liner run the full length from the top of my chimney to just below where my flue opens, and at that point I can connect with the double walled pipe? (This is what I based my measurements on).
2) If the liner ends up being just a couple feet short, is there any way to deal with that, or does it mean I can't use it?
3) Does Rock Flex signify what kind of steel it is/if this is good for a wood stove? I plan on insulating whatever the thickness.
Any other things I should be thinking about would be helpful. The price is very low and I do want it - I figure in a worst case scenario, I can always resell. Thoughts?
Thanks!
