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Post by davebyer » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:05 pm

I have a brick chimney with a stainless steel liner
there was a vent at the top of the chimney that is now shut shuid I open it
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:32 pm

davebyer ,Welcome to the forum. I am known to be dense at times,so forgive me for saying I don't quite get the meaning of your question,& I prefer not to post an answer that will make me look even stupider. Maybe you can clarify the question with a bit more detail.

 
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Post by Lightning » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:40 pm

davebyer wrote:there was a vent at the top of the chimney that is now shut shuid I open it
We need further description of such vent.
Pictures would be a big help.

 
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Post by davebyer » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:48 pm

i understand when using a clay liner you vent at the top of chimney
when steel liner was installed the vents were shut
do I have to open them

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Post by Lightning » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:50 pm

davebyer wrote:when steel liner was installed the vents were shut
There shouldn't be any closeable vent at the top of the chimney.
Unless I still don't understand..


 
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Post by davebyer » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 12:57 pm

the light gray on pic were the vent holes for the chimney
now the warm air between the liner and the brick goes where?

 
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Post by Lightning » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:01 pm

davebyer wrote:the light gray on pic were the vent holes for the chimney
now the warm air between the liner and the brick goes where?
The warm air between the liner and brick should just stay there. It will help keep the liner warm for better drafting. I've never seen any type of vent like that at the top of the chimney, Maybe another member could elaborate if there is suppose to be such a thing.

 
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Post by michaelanthony » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:03 pm

Pardon me, but I don't think you could be more vague. :? Chimney's don't have "vents" they have a beginning and an end and sometimes a clean out.

I keep reading this thread over and over and my head hurts.

 
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Post by windyhill4.2 » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:08 pm

davebyer wrote:the light gray on pic were the vent holes for the chimney
now the warm air between the liner and the brick goes where?
The lite gray that I am seeing is just new mortar to replace loose or fallen out mortar,that would not be venting holes. Looks like whoever installed the liner ,correctly repaired the top of the chimney. The only place that should vent from a chimney is right out the top of the liner,no where else.

 
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Post by Lightning » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:10 pm

That's what I thought too.. :lol:


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:11 pm

If the chimney is working now & has been--don't touch anything-whatever it might be. This is a question you need to ask who-ever did the liner install & I don't even want to get into liners :(

 
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Post by lsayre » Sun. Nov. 29, 2015 1:16 pm

Is the picture showing us a simple chimney cap, or a combination draft inducer/chimney cap (the latter having an electric fan in it)?

 
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Post by Freespirit » Tue. Dec. 01, 2015 10:54 am

Chimney update

PostBy: Freespirit On: Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:25 am
I had a guy come yesterday he is a general contractor he climbed up and looked at my chimney. He said that the liner that I have was put in in 2 sections that one section came off from the other. He is coming back to remove that one section and put in a pipe at the top and put a cap on it and mortar it he said my Stainless steel liner looks good. He is going to do the pointing where my mortar is missing he said over all my chimney is in excellent shape. He is also going to strap the pipe in the fire place to take the weight off the liner that will remain. It is up far enough to get a good draft. He said he will be back on Saturday to do this but in the mean time I can use my stove the way it is, nothing is blocked. God only knows how long that the liner has been sitting there apart. Funny them chimney sweeps that came before never mentioned that my liner was in 2 pieces unless it wasn't at that point. Maybe we did that when we put the new piping in.

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Re: Chimney update

New postBy: SWPaDon On: Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:34 am
Glad to hear you made some headway, but this info would have been better placed in your previous thread. That way everyone can see the entire progression and outcome of the issue.

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Re: Chimney update

New postBy: michaelanthony On: Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:47 am
I think a reputable chimney sweep would have noticed it if he did the required work. Too bad contractor number 2 wasn't number 1 he sounds honest. One reason some folks don't trust chimney sweeps. I'm glad the chimney is usable and safe, keep number 2's phone number and loose the sweep's. ;)
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Re: Chimney update

New postBy: windyhill4.2 On: Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:02 am
Sounds like good news.... BUT,i am totally lost,......like picking up a book to read & starting at the last chapter :confused: This is exactly why I kept my thread going during the whole process,from the beginning thru firing it & even beyond. B4 becoming a member I had read lots of threads that just stopped in the middle & left me :notsure: Congratulations on the
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Post by Freespirit » Tue. Dec. 01, 2015 1:43 pm

freetown fred wrote:If the chimney is working now & has been--don't touch anything-whatever it might be. This is a question you need to ask who-ever did the liner install & I don't even want to get into liners :(
I don't know who did the liner install this house was a foreclosure and I bought it.

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