New Log Burner

[solarman216]

because the exit to the flue has to be above roof height i think

no, it is to do with keeping the flue hot to produce draw, thin wall SS heats up quick and should be proof against corrosion, a brick chimney takes far to long to heat up and will be a fire problem should it coat with creosote deposits, Rick

 

[larson]

if you do not run a flu all the way up the chimny to smoke degrades the pointing and eventualy it will come in to a bedroom or loft space...

so i was told..

 

[larson]

Make your own out of galv sheet and angle for the frame theres some how toos on you vbe

i have made these at work for 2 friends.. im sure you would be able to get it done at a near by sheet metal company

 

[clivvy]

if you do not run a flu all the way up the chimny to smoke degrades the pointing and eventualy it will come in to a bedroom or loft space...

so i was told..

yh I think thats right, sure I've read that before. In the old days, they rendered the inside of the chimney as it was built....well, they certainly did ours.

 

[solarman216]

if you do not run a flu all the way up the chimny to smoke degrades the pointing and eventualy it will come in to a bedroom or loft space...

so i was told..

yes that is the whole point, golden years past the fire was kept in all the time chimney always hot so good draw, cold chimney takes ages to attain a draw due to the smoke rising till it cools enough to start to drop, now it blocks further smoke rising, simples, modern SS twin wall flues heat very quickly as only have to heat the SS inner member, so draw will be good a short while from starup, Rick

 

[zippy656]

Didnt get that trouble

 

[Big Col]

No liner in our chimney, house was built in 1952.
Never had a problem with the burner drawing it does get swept every three months due to burning logs apparently that's what the regs are now so I was told by our sweep
Colin

 

[firebobby]

Our house was built in 1925 and the chimney is not lined, the log burner works fine and gives good heat.
I sweep mine about once a year and burn wood 99% of the time, I do like to give the fire a good hot burn every few weeks, as stated before, this removes the tar and soot build up.

I sweep my own chimney, I bought a set of sticks and a brush years ago.....saved a fortune.

Big Col, every 3 months seems a bit of an over kill, is this on your chimney sweeps advice, if so, have you checked his ash bin before and after to see how much soot is being removed, I would be amazed if there's much coming out.

 

[spiderpig37]

You can always have your chimney tested by capping off the top and letting off a smoke pellet in the bottom to see if the flue holds the smoke and none escapes into the loft space or other fires if they are conected
For piece off mind a liner would do away with this

 

[R1cho]

got some of these today so can test the chimney, was speaking to the neighbour and they pointed out they haven't got a chimney stack but i have, dunno how i missed that lol, looking at the brickwork from the outside the chimney looks to be in fairly new condition

 

[R1cho]

well i ripped the boards off that were covering the chumney

and gave it a sweep

this is just what wouldn't fit in the vacuum after emptying it twice :lol

the inside doesn't look bad at all

did smoke test and got a nice constant plume and nothing coming into the house :thumbs

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Get up in the attic an see if you can see down the sides where it come through the ceiling, they often leak internally from one chimney to the next so you end up with smoke in a bedroom with a blocked up fireplace. When I bought this house we stripped the chimney breast from floor to roof and rebuilt a lot of it - it wa more work but less cash than a liner :thumb2

 

[spiderpig37]

When you do a smoke test you need to block the top of the chimney pot so the smoke is held in the stsck thats when you can tell if any is leaking

 

[R1cho]

picked up the new burner, its a big fooker :lol

the flue on the back of it is 8"

 

[solarman216]

picked up the new burner, its a big fooker :lol

the flue on the back of it is 8"

you cannot reduce that size and doubtful if you can get a liner up your existing chimney, so you maybe forced to go external and 8 inch will be expensive, Rick

 

[solarman216]

you could of course just use the existing flue, but your choice, I would not, Rick

 

[R1cho]

its also got a back boiler, so need to find a way to plumb it into the current system that has a combi boiler, might end up selling it yet

 

[solarman216]

its also got a back boiler, so need to find a way to plumb it into the current system that has a combi boiler, might end up selling it yet

I am a heating engineer, you will need a hot water cylinder to hook this thing up to, if you want advice on this, PM me Rick

 

[R1cho]

I am a heating engineer, you will need a hot water cylinder to hook this thing up to, if you want advice on this, PM me Rick

yep i've been reading, i will need an expansion vessel if i've read it right

 

[solarman216]

yep i've been reading, i will need an expansion vessel if i've read it right

you need more than that mate, Rick