Cracked Chimney Tiles - Use or install liner

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Post by inline » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 5:58 pm

I wanted to get opinions on whether this chimney looks safe to use for coal.
Chimney is around 20' tall and runs up through the inside of the house. It is block and tile. Tiles are 11x7 inside.
There was definitely a chimney fire at one time and there are a cracks throughout the length. Cracks range from hairline to 1/4" or so.
I snaked an old iPhone up the entire length to get an idea of how it looked.

So...what does everyone think? Should I install a liner or use as is?

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Post by freetown fred » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 6:06 pm

Personally--I'd patch anything I could reach & use it. Pack some insulation where pipe goes into thimble.

 
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Post by scalabro » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 6:20 pm

Folks on here have used worse I’m sure :D

 
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Post by tsb » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 6:53 pm

For coal, no problem !


 
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Post by coaledsweat » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 7:23 pm

A liner is the last thing you need. Fire it up.

 
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Post by Lightning » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 8:18 pm

Yep, my chimney is like that or worse. No problem.

 
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Post by inline » Fri. Nov. 24, 2017 8:48 pm

Awesome. Thanks for the responses guys.
Hope to have the hearth done this weekend so I can hook up the stove.

 
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Post by Qtown1835 » Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 7:28 am

I would like to sell you a SS liner. PM me for details.... :lol:


 
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Post by inline » Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 9:59 am

hahaha nope. :lol:

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 10:19 am

As long as the chimney drafts properly, I would not hesitate to use it with a coal stove. I would make sure there is not a big gap around the thimble where it meets the flue tile, and probably smear furnace cement on what ever gaps I could reach.

 
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Post by CoalisCoolxWarm » Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 3:10 pm

You can run a test. Make a smokey fire with good draft, lay a piece of something non-flammable over the top to mostly cover it and check your house for smoke or smells of fire.

Don't block it very long, and be advised smoke may come our your furnace if you cut the draft too much.

Pretty much any chimney that leaks smoke is unsafe. If it doesn't when pressurized like this, you'll likely have no problems with coal (not wood), as the chimney should always be creating a negative pressure.

If it was an outside chimney, less worry. Being an indoor chimney, you really have to be certain. ;)

 
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Post by inline » Sun. Nov. 26, 2017 7:33 pm

CoalisCoolxWarm wrote:
Sat. Nov. 25, 2017 3:10 pm
You can run a test. Make a smokey fire with good draft, lay a piece of something non-flammable over the top to mostly cover it and check your house for smoke or smells of fire.

Don't block it very long, and be advised smoke may come our your furnace if you cut the draft too much.

Pretty much any chimney that leaks smoke is unsafe. If it doesn't when pressurized like this, you'll likely have no problems with coal (not wood), as the chimney should always be creating a negative pressure.

If it was an outside chimney, less worry. Being an indoor chimney, you really have to be certain. ;)
Not easy to get up to the top of the chimney. Its a large Victorian with a steep pitched metal roof.
The chimney drafts extremely well. Total length from basement to the top of the chimney is probably 35' and around 20' from the thimble.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sun. Nov. 26, 2017 7:56 pm

If the chimney is within the walls of the house it's going to draft very well.

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