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Chimney to be lined or not for wood burning stove
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Had a HETAs man here and he did a smoke test.
He said there is a clay liner.. but would recommend a chimney sweep and a charge for doing a test/check to the chimney.
Perhaps the best thing to do is just have the 6" liner installed regardless? as other HETAs engineers do not quote a chimney check...?0 -
Had a HETAs man here and he did a smoke test.
He said there is a clay liner.. but would recommend a chimney sweep and a charge for doing a test/check to the chimney.
Perhaps the best thing to do is just have the 6" liner installed regardless? as other HETAs engineers do not quote a chimney check...?
On that basis with a clay liner you shouldnt need a liner if the chimney didnt show any signs of leaking.
You can get closure plates to go from a 6" flue to a clay / pot lined flue, if the chimney didnt leak then you have saved yourself a few quid on liner costs :jYou may click thanks if you found my advice useful0 -
I have a clay liner - does that basically mean I've got a pipe made of clay the whole way up through the chimney breast?0
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Is it still worth investing in having the chimney lined?
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It is a difficult question to give a reply to as we can not inspect it. If it is sound then as muckybutt has said then there is no reason to line, just fit a sump addaptor and your away.
However if it is a large diameter flue then fitting a liner and insulation will give a better draw as the flue will be hotter.
A little more info here: http://www.countrystoves.co.uk/whylinechim.htm#reasons.If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you! :dance:0 -
It is a difficult question to give a reply to as we can not inspect it. If it is sound then as muckybutt has said then there is no reason to line, just fit a sump addaptor and your away.
However if it is a large diameter flue then fitting a liner and insulation will give a better draw as the flue will be hotter.
A little more info here: http://www.countrystoves.co.uk/whylinechim.htm#reasons.
Are you a hetas engineer by profession? If so, whereabouts are you based..?0 -
TBH, we always say to people that whilst a clay lining is fine for solid fuel open fires, the fact is they can crack and this is much more likely if you are using wood burners. Many times we have found the liners have been installed upside down (rubbish will flow back down the flueway) and/or backfilled with the concrete left over from the build. This means there is no "give" in the clay if/when there is a minor chimney fire within them - and we have seen this crack the structure of the flue.
At a HETAS talk on building regs some 5 years? ago the speaker said clay liners will be phased out0 -
highrisklowreturn wrote: »I have a clay liner - does that basically mean I've got a pipe made of clay the whole way up through the chimney breast?
What do you think ?You may click thanks if you found my advice useful0 -
If you have clay LINERS it means that there are a number of those joined together within the flueway0
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