r/Chimneyrepair

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Do I need insulation for medium efficiency 75k btu york furnace

Bought an older 2 family home a few years back. We replaced the gas furnace with the same btu, 75k (80% efficiency) and upon install noticed theres no liner in the chimney. Chimney is internal, roughly 30-35' top to bottom where the furnace is. I plan to install one before winter and it seems lile i should be going with a 4" liner from my research. No other appliances will be using that liner. Should I worry aboit insulation or no?

Upstate ny area

Edited to add 80% efficiency. From my understanding natural gas shouldnt cause creosut build up even without the insulation, seeing as it is an internal chimney and not on an exterior wall. Seems to save a few hundred on the install. But I would much rather "buy once, cry once" if it would be advantageous to have the insulation layer as well.

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u/ddueces22 — 4 days ago

Chimney Insulation?

I'm remodeling my living room which includes revamping the fireplace area. Currently it's a regular wood burning fireplace but next year we are going to install a wood burning my insert with a flue liner and we don't plan on burning this winter. Is the fiberglass insulation against the block of the chimney a good idea or no? When I removed the drywall that was covering the chimney there wasn't any insulation and I thought I'd add some to create a thermal break between the cold block and the warm indoors because the chimney is on an exterior wall. Will this cause any problems?

u/SleepyKobear — 4 days ago

How bad is this?

My chimney - pretty worn and with a few significant cracks. Moved in about 5 years ago. This was a chimney for the basement boiler exhaust. Now it has a stainless steel chimney liner in it and functions for a wood stove. I’m cleaning the chimney today and it looks a bit worse than I’ve noticed it before. Is there anything I can do to repair it? Wait till it falls through my roof?

u/nailinmyeye — 12 days ago

Damper Stuck

Did a regular brush cleaning, was tight at the top, now the damper won't pull closed. Any ideas?

u/vorsprung46 — 10 days ago