Last weekend we installed a new SS chimney at my dad's house, straight-up all the way with DSP to the ceiling support box.
Old setup was an exterior masonry chimney, single-wall pipe about 10" to combustibles, and a T on the back (rear flue exit)...2 45's into a thimble...and then up. Draft was pretty terrible.
The masonry chimney was pretty badly glazed. I'd say it had a solid 1/4" of hard shiny creosote from top to bottom. He's been burning this way for 30 years.
I feel much better now that he has a safer setup. If that glaze lit up there would be no stopping it...
Old setup was an exterior masonry chimney, single-wall pipe about 10" to combustibles, and a T on the back (rear flue exit)...2 45's into a thimble...and then up. Draft was pretty terrible.
The masonry chimney was pretty badly glazed. I'd say it had a solid 1/4" of hard shiny creosote from top to bottom. He's been burning this way for 30 years.
I feel much better now that he has a safer setup. If that glaze lit up there would be no stopping it...