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August 12, 2017 18:08

Chimneys for fireplaces - why keep smoke at home ?

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Why is it important to pay as much attention to chimneys?

When erecting such communication is required to comply with all the technical details, otherwise the first furnace of acrid smoke that does not erode a long time, will fill the whole room.Proper installation of drainage will ensure optimum temperature, acceptable fuel consumption.Previously, the most common pipe were made of brick, but now other materials are used, because to maximize the recovery of the combustion products must be round or oval cross-section of the fireplace chimney.

Today, the most popular are pipes made of stainless steel or ceramic.Fireplaces closed type, including the chimney, designed by the manufacturer directly to the fireplace insert.If the fireplace is an open type, the size of the chimney for the fireplace should be calculated taking into account the length of the pipe and the furnace area.From the size of the pipe will depend directly amount of material needed for manufacture.

Do not think that chimney for a fireplace with his hands on forces everyone.We need to have some skills, because this is a very important task.Modern chimneys - rather complex devices, and on the installation depends on the quality of both the traction and fireplace.

Important aspects that must be considered before work

There are two variants of flue location: outside the building and inside.In order to avoid premature cooling unburned gas fireplace chimney should be located inside the building.If this is not possible, and the chimney is located outside, it should be warm.By the wall it is attached with staples, pins and special stainless steel couplings.drill with a set of drill bits, Riveter, heat-resistant sealant, Bulgarian, and clamps for fastening the corners of the branch pipe, aluminum tape:

following tools and materials needed for the installation of the chimney.

height of the vertical canal should be at least 5 m. Depending on the desired properties of the fireplace and the building will change the height and diameter of the chimney, its location, focal power, the number of components, mounting option, draft in the channel and so on.

guide the construction element with their hands

Before assembly required to pass the sealant on all inner seams of the chimney.The outer contour of pipe joints in the assembly is held together by three or four rivets.Pipes are connected according to the principle: the lower part of the upper.This is done to prevent wicking condensate insulation.

When the connection is ready and secured, all joints are sealed with aluminum tape.During installation you must make sure that the pipe joints do not fall on the floor.If there is a necessity of withdrawal of the pipe from the vertical axis, then, as the standard flue fireplace scheme to do so should be gradual transitions at an angle of 45 °.This prevents the loss of traction in the chimney.

To properly fix the pipe, the chimney must not rest his weight on the fireplace insert, the whole weight should keep the corners and collars, which are attached to the ceiling.Clamp to compress around the pipe and secure with rivets.

clamps are fixed to the corners, attached to the ceiling with screws.The chimney must rise above the ridge of the building is not less than 0.5 m and be away at a distance no less than 1.5 m. Boilers, fireplaces, furnaces, chimneys are installed correctly, will warm their warmth and delight of impeccable service.

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