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Hello, I had a chimney liner installed in my 1940's brick chimney in 2007. I noticed a small leak when it rained heavily near the base of the chimney in the basement. When I pulled out one of the hot water vent pipes (there are 2 hot water heaters and a hot air furnace vented into the chimney) I noticed that the vent pipes aren't teed into the liner, the liner just starts say 6 -8 inches above the area and is cemented in place. When I had the company come back out they said it was "plated" and that this was fine. I was suspecting trouble from these guys so I had another guy come out and look at it and he said not only was that absolutely the wrong way to do it but that it was illegal. Can you comment on this? And what if any, recourse do you think I have with this original company?
Thanks in advance,
Mark
Mark,
The liner must have a positive connection to the appliance. If you can obtain the name of the manufacture of the liner system, this will be of great help as the liner companies technical department will give you the listing requirements. After you have your ducks in a row with this information, you can proceed with recourse. I would start with your own building department. Best of luck on this.
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Randy Brooks
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Inspection of Masonry, Pre-cast Tilt-up, and Factory Built Fireplaces as well as Free Standing & Insert, Gas, and Wood Appliances. We also provide Hearth Fire Loss Investigations, Litigation Support, Consulting Services, Flue Sweeping, Installation and Repair. Additionally, I’ve been a chimney sweep for 23 years, service and install hearth appliances as well as being recognized by the Superior Court of California as an expert witness.
Experience
Brooks Chimney Sweeping Since 1989
Ojai, CA
Owner / President www.brooks-hearth.com
Organizations
NCSG, MEMBER,(National Chimney Sweep Guild), Member since 1990, Board of Directors representing Region 6, (CA, NV, AZ, UT, OR, WA, ID, WY, MT, AK and HI,) 2004-2011, ethics committee chair, 2004-2005, executive committee member, Vice President, 2006-2008, President, 2008-2011.
CSIA, BOD (Chimney Safety Institute of America,) Board of Directors, ethics committee chair, 2004-2005, executive committee member, Secretary, 2005-2006, Vice President, 2006-2008, President, 2008-2011.
HPBA, MEMBER, (Hearth, Patio, & BBQ Association,) since 2002.
NFPA Member, (National Fire Protection Association) Since 2009. Technical Committee member for the 211 Standard.
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California State Licensed Contractor, C61-D34, #750710.
http://www2.cslb.ca.gov
C.S.I.A., (Chimney Safety Institute of America,) Certified Chimney Sweep, #2580. Held since 1990 re-certified in ‘93, ‘96, ‘99, ‘02, ‘05, '08,'11.
http://www.csia.org
F.I.R.E. (Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service,) Certified Inspector, #FP-006. Held since 2000, re-certified in ’03, ‘06.
http://www.f-i-r-e-service.com
Fireplace Investigation, Research & Education Service,) Advance Expert Consulting & Witness, certificate, ’05
N.F.I. (National Fireplace Institute,) Certified Gas & Wood-Burning Specialist, #133851. Held since 2002, re-certified in '05,‘08.
http://nficertified.org
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