Quest for Fire, continued
Jan. 8th, 2004 03:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jim_pWell, I've lined up a chimney guy to hopefully help us finish topping off the chimney for the woodstove. I've also got the parts ready.
I'd found less-expensive chimney pipe at Lowe's, but what I didn't realize was that it was dented and the connection points were sufficiently out-of-round as to be a problem. Apparently this stuff doesn't tolerate rough handling, and Lowe's isn't aware of this. Although I'd stocked up on enough parts to finish the install, the chimney guy strongly suggested that I exchange them for good parts. Knowing what to look for, when I went back to Lowe's it turned out to be hard to find un-dented chimney pipe within their selection. I managed to get just enough to finish the job, I hope.
On a semi-related note, when we spent a week at the Cape house we hoped we'd be able to make use of the fireplace there for some roaring blazes. It was okay, until one night when it was a bit breezy; at intervals the wind would shift and smoke would puff into the house. Not good. Obviously the chimney needs attention (most likely the current flat chimney cap needs to be removed and the individual flues extended with their own caps or somesuch). On top of our home woodburning woes, it just added insult to injury.
I'd found less-expensive chimney pipe at Lowe's, but what I didn't realize was that it was dented and the connection points were sufficiently out-of-round as to be a problem. Apparently this stuff doesn't tolerate rough handling, and Lowe's isn't aware of this. Although I'd stocked up on enough parts to finish the install, the chimney guy strongly suggested that I exchange them for good parts. Knowing what to look for, when I went back to Lowe's it turned out to be hard to find un-dented chimney pipe within their selection. I managed to get just enough to finish the job, I hope.
On a semi-related note, when we spent a week at the Cape house we hoped we'd be able to make use of the fireplace there for some roaring blazes. It was okay, until one night when it was a bit breezy; at intervals the wind would shift and smoke would puff into the house. Not good. Obviously the chimney needs attention (most likely the current flat chimney cap needs to be removed and the individual flues extended with their own caps or somesuch). On top of our home woodburning woes, it just added insult to injury.
