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Installing a Wood stove
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Are you planning on installing a wood stove this winter? Is the high price of heating oil making you think about using alternative fuels? If so you have come to the right place for help installing a wood stove safely.
One of the most important parts of installing a wood stove is making sure your chimney is safe. To make your chimney the safest it can be, you need to install a stainless steel chimney liner with insulation. The best chimney liner available is our rigid chimney liner. If your chimney has bends or turns, we recommend installing the Flex King Pro HD.
The Flex King Pro HD is specifically designed to handle the exhaust of a wood burning appliance. Installing a wood stove can save you hundreds of dollars on your heating bill. Let us help you save hundreds of dollars on making your family and chimney safe this winter.
Rigid Chimney Liner Vs Flex Chimney Liner
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Rigid Vs. Flex
As you have researched for your purchase of a chimney liner, you have encountered a rigid chimney liner and a flex chimney liner. What chimney liner do you need? Obviously you do not want to spend extra money if it does not bring much of a benefit. We will answer 4 questions. When would you use a Rigid chimney liner? What benefits does it have? When would you use a Flex liner? What benefits does it have?
When would you use a Rigid Chimney Liner?
You would use a rigid chimney liner when you want the BEST. You would also want use rigid when you are using it for a solid burning appliance (wood, coal, pellet) that is your main source of heat. One requirement is that your chimney be straight, free from bends.
What benefits does a Rigid Chimney Liner have?
A rigid chimney liner is strong. You have the peace of mind that you have the best chimney liner on the market inside your chimney protecting you and your family from harmful fumes and a chimney fire that can be contained inside the liner. Also, when you have a wood stove you want the best draft possible with as little creosote build up.
The rigid is a perfectly smooth inner wall. Click HERE to learn how a smooth inner wall benefits you. Rigid chimney liners can take a very aggressive cleaning, which means when you are done cleaning there should be absolutely nothing left in terms of creosote.
When would you use a Flex Chimney Liner?
You would use a flex chimney liner when your chimney has bends in it. The flex is your only option in this case. But there are a few styles of flex liners available. This page will describe the difference between two of them. If you have a gas furnace, this will not create creosote, so a flex liner may be sufficient in your case.
What benefits does a Flex Chimney Liner have?
A Flex chimney liner is light weight and easier to install than rigid. The price is cheaper up front. It will bend around fireplaces and easily connect to a fireplace insert.
How To install Flex Chimney Liner
Rigid chimney liner is the best. But if for some reason it will not work in your case, seriously consider what style of flex liner you will need. All our chimney liners and components are made from stainless steel. If you can, use rigid chimney liner, it is the way to go.
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Round Stainless Steel Insert Boot
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Round Stainless Steel Insert Boot
A round stainless steel insert boot is designed to make the connection from an insert between a square or rectangle flue outlet and a round chimney liner. Many old style fireplace inserts have a rectangle flue outlet. This is because at one time they believed it to be OK just to set the stove inside the fireplace and call it good. This is no longer the case. Now we know of the dangers caused by this type of install.
What size Insert Boot do I need?
Every stove needs a proper size chimney liner for proper draft. The square inches of the outlet on the stove needs to be as close as possible to the amount of square inches of the chimney liner. First, you measure the length and the width of the flue outlet on the stove (as seen in pic). Once you have your total square inches, you now know what size of insert boot you need. 
Insert Boot Measurements
A round chimney liner is designed to be mechanically mounted to the insert boot. The insert boot will also need to be screwed to the top of the insert. You need to install an insert boot that will accept a chimney liner that can handle the same amount of square inches as the outlet on the stove. This means for example, if your measurements are 4″ x 9.5″, your total square inches are 38″. Now it is as simple as finding a chimney liner that will handle 38″ square inches.
- 6″ chimney liner is 28.3 sq. inches
- 7″ chimney liner is 38.5 sq. inches
- 8″ chimney liner is 50.3 sq. inches
In conclusion, you will simply use the above chart to discover what size chimney liner you need and what size round insert boot you may need also. One possibility that you may encounter is, on some stoves, the flue outlet is extra large. The average insert boot may not cover the flue outlet. Do not worry. Give us a call and we can make one to any size you need. If you are still confused or have other questions about purchasing and installing a chimney liner and an insert boot, please contact us 1-866-941-5112 or visit us on Facebook.
Why do you need a chimney liner?
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Why do you need a chimney liner?
You may ask, “Why do you need a chimney liner?”. You may think that your chimney has been there for almost a hundred years and as far as you know it is safe. So why is my chimney sweep telling me I need to install a chimney liner now?
Chimney liners are designed to keep the harmful gases of your furnace or creosote from the stove inside the chimney and keep them from entering your home. Many homes have a chimney with very old technology. They have terra cotta (clay) flue liners. They were designed to work with coal, they still do work for coal. But now very few people burn coal as a main heating source.
Why do you need a chimney liner if you are burning gas, oil or wood?
Today many people burn natural gas and home heating oil. The terra cotta flues were not designed to withstand the acids inside the exhaust. Wood burning stoves create creosote, that when hot, is a flammable liquid. This creosote can be seen in the picture leaking into the home. This is an extremely dangerous chimney. As you can see the flammable creosote is now entering into the home and can easily ignite, catching the home on fire. With gas and oil burning appliances, eventually the terra cotta deteriorates, creating he possibility of the chimney flues falling over inside the chimney. This will creat a blocked chimney, a very dangerous situation for your family.
You need a stainless steel chimney liner, it is what will stand up to the harsh exhaust from a modern furnace and the dangerous creosote from a wood stove.
Why you need a chimney liner?
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