Hi,
I screwed up and need help figuring out what to do. i bought a flexking pro liner from chimneylinerdepot.com. i bought a 6" round liner and thought it would fit my chimney, but when i went to install it with an insulation blanket around it i found that i couldn't get it down my chimney, as the flue tile at the very top of my chimney (where I measured) is a little bit bigger than all of the rest of the flue tiles down the chimney!! chit! anyway, i tried cutting off part of the insulation and finally had to resort to just cutting off all of the insulation and putting the liner down the chimney bare. it is a 32', exterior chimney. i will be using a vermont castings vigilant from the late 70's for now, as it came with my house. here are my options:
burn the stove and see how the creosote buildup is after a few months and after the winter is over. if it's not too bad just keep it as is.
cut out a couple of bricks on the chimney on the outside, stuff in some insulation in the first flue tile and then pour down some pour-in insulation so it is insulated
take out the liner and buy a smaller round liner or an insulated oval liner and eat the expense as a dumb mistake.
what would you do? i'd like to be up to code if possible i think, but if i would never have a problem, then i don't care i guess. i just don't want to have no insurance coverage if my house burns down!! i plan to burn hot fires with seasoned wood and try to be careful with creosote formation.
I screwed up and need help figuring out what to do. i bought a flexking pro liner from chimneylinerdepot.com. i bought a 6" round liner and thought it would fit my chimney, but when i went to install it with an insulation blanket around it i found that i couldn't get it down my chimney, as the flue tile at the very top of my chimney (where I measured) is a little bit bigger than all of the rest of the flue tiles down the chimney!! chit! anyway, i tried cutting off part of the insulation and finally had to resort to just cutting off all of the insulation and putting the liner down the chimney bare. it is a 32', exterior chimney. i will be using a vermont castings vigilant from the late 70's for now, as it came with my house. here are my options:
burn the stove and see how the creosote buildup is after a few months and after the winter is over. if it's not too bad just keep it as is.
cut out a couple of bricks on the chimney on the outside, stuff in some insulation in the first flue tile and then pour down some pour-in insulation so it is insulated
take out the liner and buy a smaller round liner or an insulated oval liner and eat the expense as a dumb mistake.
what would you do? i'd like to be up to code if possible i think, but if i would never have a problem, then i don't care i guess. i just don't want to have no insurance coverage if my house burns down!! i plan to burn hot fires with seasoned wood and try to be careful with creosote formation.