Chimney Flue Liner Fitting

Chimney liner accessories are helpful for cleaning your liner starting a fire and monitoring flue temperatures.

Chimney flue liner fitting.

When buying a stove you will soon see that the flue size requirement or flue collar size is stated. A liner must never be of a lesser diameter than the flue size requirement stated by the manufacturer. Top plate and top clamp. Fitting the chimney liner step by step.

Socket type joints and self aligning joints are available in round flue liners. Hanging cowl method no insulation. Fitting a chimney flue liner to a pot or cowl method 1. Clay flue liners superior clay manufactures a complete line of vitrified clay flue liners from 3 to 36 diameters in round flue liners and from 4 x8 to 24 x24 in square and rectangular flue liners.

So if a stove manufacturer states that the stove requires a flue diameter of 7 then a 7 liner must be fitted. Inside chimney pot method. Any work done to an existing chimney needs to comply with the building regulations. Common products used in installation rock flex stainless steel chimney liner kit.

Listed below are our most popular save the day type of adapters for all different chimney liner install situations. Once you have the liner ovalized install that end first down the chimney flue. This document can be downloaded from our projects pages. Chimney adapters are unique to certain installations and can greatly assist in your install.

Chimney liner chimney flue installing a stainless steel chimney liner is an easy and economical way to repair an unsafe deteriorated or inefficient chimney. After you have it through the damper re form the very end of the liner back to round with your hands so the connector will fit. You will know how to install a chimney liner after reading our instructions see fitting a flexible liner and you could do the job with common household tools. The top plate and top clamp are used together as one a.

Fitting a flue liner into an existing chimney can certainly be a diy job but certain very important rules have to be adhered to. In particular approved document j. The thimble is referred to as the hole on the side of the chimney in the living space that allows stove pipe to attach to the chimney. First step go onto the roof and take a length of rope at least 5m longer than your chimney is high and a weight.

Proceed to lower the liner down the chimney until you reach the thimble. Sometimes the rope needs persuading to get past obstacles and bends in the chimney.