Not all liners are easy

[bholler]

Here is a fun one we are dealing with. Someone came down with a stainless liner then teed over to a clay lined block chimney going the rest of the way to the basement with no cleanout access. Fun

 

[bholler]

Oh and caped that block chimney off with 2 bock a joint in the middle under a closet floor. Which is where all the charring came from

 

[begreen]

Ouch. That is a timebomb waiting to ignite. Glad you have been able to get in there and remedy the situation before a catastrophe struck. Did the homeowner smell smoke?

 

[bholler]

Ouch. That is a timebomb waiting to ignite. Glad you have been able to get in there and remedy the situation before a catastrophe struck. Did the homeowner smell smoke?

The chimney clogged and dumped oil fumes everywhere

 

[moresnow]

Some projects are clearly not DIY for everyone😕Good example right there.

 

[begreen]

Some projects are clearly not DIY for everyone😕Good example right there.

And there are a lot of so-called professionals that ain't.

 

[bholler]

Some projects are clearly not DIY for everyone😕Good example right there.

Nothing diy about this they paid a mason 25 years or so ago to have their fireplace that had the furnace run up through it made functional again.

 

[bholler]

Closing up

 

[GrumpyDad]

And there are a lot of so-called professionals that ain't.

It's very frustrating to hire a professional. I never have a good experience, nor does anyone I know. I stopped hiring electricians. I knew one decent HVAC guy who retired and swore he would never do it even on the side..then moved away. I tried to hire a plumber for my cabin and as soon as he looked at my 3.5' tall crawlspace he said no. Just no. So Im under there running 1/2 pex all over the place with millions of T's and elbows and wondering why my water pressure is so low. SMH.

 

[bholler]

All done total of 2 days with 3 people including the half day we spent figuring out what was going on and a plan to fix it

 

[Caw]

That must have been a hefty bill, but, priceless for the homeowner to have it done right.

 

[bholler]

That must have been a hefty bill, but, priceless for the homeowner to have it done right.

Yeah I actually tried to talk her into a power venter or new condensing furnace and abandoning the chimney. But she wanted it fixed. It was definitely the more expensive option

 

[Rickb]

That looks great Bholler, but im with you. I would have just swapped over to a new high effeciency furnace that you can vent into pvc out the side of the wall.

 

[Caw]

That looks great Bholler, but im with you. I would have just swapped over to a new high effeciency furnace that you can vent into pvc out the side of the wall.

That's what most of the new construction around here does with oil furnaces. Customer got what they wanted and bholler got some work tho so I guess it's a win win!

 

[bholler]

That's what most of the new construction around here does with oil furnaces. Customer got what they wanted and bholler got some work tho so I guess it's a win win!

I really didn't want to do it honestly it was a big pita