Q. We had a chimney cleaning service inspect our chimney and they suggested that we install an insulated flexible aluminum flue liner in our chimney connected directly to our gas water heater vent.

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Hart & Cooley is introducing the new Model SLK chimney liner kits. Made of type 316 stainless steel, the flexible liner kits are available in 4- to 8-inch diameters and 25- and 35-foot lengths. In ...

A new tube production system for chimney liners and similar HVAC applications is designed to eliminate batch production processes involved in manufacturing insulated chimney tubes. The Chimneymaster, ...

Q: Not long ago you answered a question from a reader about fireplace chimneys. You talked at length about dampers but you did not mention the need for a chimney liner. My house is 1906 vintage, and a ...

Q Can you provide advice on how best to deal with cracked chimney liners? My house was built about 15 years ago and has a concrete and clay flue chimney. I burn briquettes in a multifuel stove, but I ...