Hello all, first time writer, long time listener. I appreciate all you knowledgeable folks helping a wood burning newbie like myself through big decisions. And as far as beauty is concerned, the Hampton was a great decision. We had it installed last week. I planned on having a full ss liner installed, but the installers said that the chimney flue was "bent" and they couldn't snake it down. As a result, I'm stuck with a direct connect to the flue (6 foot ss) with a blocker plate at the damper area. They said my flue was in very good shape (6"x8"), and my wife said it seemed like they give a valiant effort trying to get the full liner in. My question is, how far should a press the issue on the full liner? Is it worth a second opinion? I understand the cleanings are more difficult without it, but are there serious performance and/or safety concerns I should have?
New Hampton HI300 Insert - direct connect to flue
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On your size flue it should be fine. Yes, the cleaning will be more difficult. Basically you'll have to uninstall and reinstall every year. Real pain for sure but if you can't line, you can't line. Take care of the chimney though even though it is a pain. You don't want to have a fire and break the flue, then you'll have a flue that is unsafe and you know you can't line without it being a major project. I bet the installers were using standard 6 inch round liner. That is gonna be tight in the narrow side of the flue but still have plenty of room on the wide side. FYI there are alternate liners that may work if you really want to go forward with it. You can get a 51/2 inch liner now that gives some more clearance. There are also rectangle flexes that will fit better and still maintain the proper size while snaking through the ofset.
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