Tips for installing a 6"SS flue liner .. with bends..

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Hello One and all.
Are there any Tips for installing a 6"SS flue liner .. with bends..
Liner rubs inside the rectangular liner not too bad.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

 

[Fastdonzi]

Can you pull it up from the Bottom?? I did my 8" that way and it was almost effortless.. I lifted it high enough for two guys to push the stove in once it was high enough... Mine was 25' long...

 

[btuser]

I fed from the top and had another person below. my liner was 3' longer than needed, so I "pointed" the end and attached a rope so the person below could pull. I insulated my liner, and the outside mesh kept catching on the mortar squeeze out so I duct taped a 4" masonry chisel to my chimney sticks and spent some time breaking off the bigger pieces. My liner is a 5.5" inside a 6"x12" flue, and with insulation it was beyond tight. I "ovalized" the liner with my knee and squished it down a little to make it a doable job, not much just about 1/2". My stove requires a 6" liner so it's technically undersized but draft is not a problem.

If the chimney is on the outside wall I'd make sure to insulate/seal the bottom to keep cold air pouring down.

 

[begreen]

A liner pulling cone can help when the liner is snug.
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[bholler]

Hello One and all.
Are there any Tips for installing a 6"SS flue liner .. with bends..
Liner rubs inside the rectangular liner not too bad.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Yeah have the old liners broken out so you can put in a properly insulated liner. Or ovalize a 7" to fit but they are hard to get through bends

 

[Fsappo]

What are the inner dimensions of your tile?