Tees

[Brian VT]

I'm going out through a basement wall to a class A chimney with dbl. wall interior pipe.

I think I like the idea of a tee with cleanout indoors instead of an elbow. Would this tee restrict draft much more than an elbow ?
Also, will this tee be helpful or will I usually want to disassemble all the interior pipe and clean right down to the stove anyway ?

My outside tee will only be 9" off the ground which will(?) probably necessitate cleaning from the top down. I was thinking of
installing another tee with cleanout somewhere above it so I won't have to get on the roof to brush the chimney.
Will this tee in the middle of a vertical run restrict the draft much, if at all ?

 

[precaud]

Last year I put a liner down to the basement inside a brick chimney. I put the tee in upside down, i.e. the flat parallel to the ground. That way I can clean the vertical run from the top and the horizontal to the stove from the tee. And... a stiff steel bar placed across the chimney supports the weight of the liner. I like it.

 

[Brian VT]

That would eliminate the interior tee. I'll go with that. Thanks.

Do you think an additional tee in my vertical run would allow me to clean from the ground ?

 

[precaud]

Doubtful. Brushes and rods don't like right angles, no matter how small...

 

[Brian VT]

Got it. Thanks guys.