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NickW

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Nov 24, 2003, 4:01:14 AM11/24/03
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Just installed a stainless chimney liner for a wood burning stove.
Register plate not yet in position. Bottom 3 meters of the liner is
insulated with rockwool sleeves.

The first three fires I've had have been progressively hotter, each
time I get masses of smoke come down the chimney into the room. It's
not wood smoke, it has an acrid chemical smell.

Is this normal for a new liner, do we just have to ride it out?

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Nick.

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The Natural Philosopher

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Nov 25, 2003, 4:06:26 AM11/25/03
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NickW wrote:

> Just installed a stainless chimney liner for a wood burning stove.
> Register plate not yet in position. Bottom 3 meters of the liner is
> insulated with rockwool sleeves.
>
> The first three fires I've had have been progressively hotter, each
> time I get masses of smoke come down the chimney into the room. It's
> not wood smoke, it has an acrid chemical smell.
>


Odd. Very odd. I would havbe thought it would be insulated all the way up...


> Is this normal for a new liner, do we just have to ride it out?


I suspect what is hapopening is the flue is heating soot in the old chimney.

My liner was insulated all the way for this. And has not yet had a
register plate fitted. It doesn't smoke. It was a brand new stack tho.

I'd say seek advice, possibly fromn building inspector.

NickW

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Nov 25, 2003, 10:21:43 AM11/25/03
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The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote in message news:<3FC31B92.3050104@b.c>...

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> I suspect what is hapopening is the flue is heating soot in the old chimney.
>

Can this happen with soot??

I hoped it would just be because the liner was coated with something
which is burning off. Just to reiterate, the smell is chemically, not
like woodsmoke.

I've only had 3 fires so far but they were progressively hotter (and I
added the insulation after the second one). The smoke stopped coming
after a while even though I kept adding wood to the fire so it would
not have been getting cooler.

Nick

p

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Apr 3, 2022, 11:45:06 AM4/3/22
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the flexible flu liner is probably coated with a film of oil to stop it oxidising thats whats burning off - All these people mean well but they have no idea

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Tim+

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Apr 3, 2022, 4:32:53 PM4/3/22
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p <17442be41977d547...@example.com> wrote:
> the flexible flu liner is probably coated with a film of oil to stop it
> oxidising thats whats burning off - All these people mean well but they have no idea
>

More than likely they can read a date though…

Tim

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alan_m

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Apr 3, 2022, 5:34:45 PM4/3/22
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On 03/04/2022 21:32, Tim+ wrote:
> p <17442be41977d547...@example.com> wrote:
>> the flexible flu liner is probably coated with a film of oil to stop it
>> oxidising thats whats burning off - All these people mean well but they have no idea
>>
>
> More than likely they can read a date though…
>
> Tim
>

A stainless steel liner coated with oil to stop it oxidising?

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