Chimney Liner
 

We have an oil burning furnace that the installers set up to vent straight into a bare brick chimney with no topper on it. We didn't know at the time that it was an issue, but in subsequent years, the burner servicing company has been on me to get the damn thing lined, and put a lid on top. The brick sheds 'crumbs' and the rain turns that into a gritty paste that sits in the bottom of the chimney, and slowly blocks the friggin hole up. It got bad enough once to choke the burner, and fill the house with noxious fumes. So, I finally got my head out of my arse and saved the money I needed to correct this.

It was beyond my capability, and it was feared that I'd either make it worse or fall off the roof to my death, ...but the quote i got was $1500!

My brother is a plumber, and I have on old friend that lives nearby who owns an HVAC business. Between them, we got the job done for $550 ish. I still have to stuff the hole at the bottom with steel wool and then mortar it up with high temp cement for insulation (as soon as i find some), but it's good to go otherwise.

here's the view up the chimney from the bottom:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner07.jpg

its about 35 feet up to the ridge:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner01.jpg

here's the liner in the box:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner03.jpg

you have to use stainless steel with an oil furnace, or this job would have been a lot cheaper.

my buddy, Dan feeds the 'pull rope' down to my brother at the bottom of the chimbley:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner09.jpg

the plan is to guide the tube down through the chimney from the top and use the rope to pull it down. The flu was a 6" square, the liner is a 6" cylinder. It just made it.

it's kind of pretty:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner11.jpg

we had reached the bottom at this point, but fed all but about 10" into the basement:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner12.jpg

easier to cut the slack off down there, than try to do it up there on the ridge. Dan had to take a break at one point because his hip was coming apart from sitting like that too long

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner26.jpg

this topper is actually 2 sections:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner13.jpg

dan is putting the bottom half down over the tube, and using a special expanding sleeve nail in each corner to fasten it to the top of the chimney:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner19.jpg

the top attaches to that, and covers the chimney against the weather. Now, to get back down off the roof:

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner21.jpg

in the basement, just a matter of attaching the liner to the furnace exhaust tube thingy:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner25.jpg

here's the bit I still need to finish with steel wool and cement:

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner29.jpg

reusing this pic, but it makes sense chronologically this way... here's dan trimming it to meet the burner exhaust: he put a gash on his forearm that bled the whole rest of the time he was there:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner26.jpg

all set to be attached....
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner27.jpg


they used stainless zip screws and metal tape to seal it up:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner31.jpg

voila:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...neyliner32.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_BlnzSK1l80E/TI...eylinerjob.jpg

Fun stuff. We did the same thing, and coincidentally enough, my BIL is a plumber.

You could also use this chimney liner

I saw that coming and still clicked through. Zippy asked me to document this job... i think he needs to do one too.

Great minds think alike?

Yup, we did the same thing last year.

We didn't have to do the liner, but we got the chimney cap done a couple years ago after the raccoon incident.

Cool stuff Jim
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No I dont have to do one , But Now I Know How. Thanks !!!

Good idea using gravity to feed the tube DOWN the chimney .

You can Prolly find the Hi temp motor at Lowes , use the Corse steel wool ,

Good Job !!!