Massachusetts Chimney Cleaning and Sweeping

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Read on about the importance of installing a quality chimney lining system into your chimney:
 
The National Fire Protection Association Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, & Solid Fuel Burning Appliances (NFPA 211) states:
If the flue liner in a chimney has softened, cracked, or otherwise deteriorated so that it no longer has the continued ability to contain the products of combustion (i.e., heat, moisture, creosote, and flue gas), it shall be either removed and replaced, repaired, or relined with a listed liner system of other approved material that will resist corrosion, softening, or cracking from flue gases at temperatures appropriate to the class of chimney service.

Water vapor in flue gases cannot be eliminated, but the amount that condenses in a chimney can and must be reduced. By properly sizing and then insulating chimneys, that goal can be achieved. Any remaining water must be contained within an air and watertight conduit. Porous masonry chimneys, chimneys with jointed clay tiles or interlocked stainless steel liners cannot do the job.

Keeping water inside the liner inhibits further damage to masonry walls from freeze and thaw cycles and corrosion. However, to contain the corrosive moisture, the chimney liner must be made from a material with superior corrosion resistance. Traditionally used aluminum and stainless steels are not suitable for long term exposure to acidic condensates.

VENTINOX® stainless steel chimney liners are specifically designed to solve problems which may occur in gas, oil or solid fuel chimneys. Available in 3"-12" diameters, VENTINOX® can be formed to any chimney shape, making proper sizing possible.