For some odd reason as humans we like to procrastinate. If it’s summer we don’t like to think about heating our homes. The problem is, when we wait until the last minute things always get complicated. Right now prices are low on chimney liners. As with everything, when demand goes up, prices go up. Stainless steel prices are on the rise as well.

We can’t stress it enough.  Now is the time to purchase a chimney liner. Give us a call and we will make the process as simple as possible.

chimney exterior

If you’re like most homeowners, you don’t give much thought to your chimney. Unlike other things like your refrigerator, stove, heating system—it doesn’t make noise and doesn’t seem to require any attention. You may be aware that it needs to be cleaned periodically, but do you know how often? What does a proper, thorough cleaning consist of? Why should you be alert to deterioration, and how does it happen?

Home fires caused by malfunctioning chimneys are a reality. Health threats caused by leaking chimneys emitting dangerous gasses are also a danger. Your family’s safety and indeed their lives may be in jeopardy if you neglect this vital part of your home.

A chimney is not just a brick or stone contraption attached to your house. It has several different components and features that make it function properly. By design, it must be a certain height to provide “draw”. It will usually consist of a fascia, or outside structure that is the part you see. It could be brick or stone, and is designed to compliment your home’s exterior. Inside that fascia, is a liner. The liner is generally terracotta. Terracotta is red ceramic clay that will withstand high heat and is a good material for lining a chimney.

Terracotta liner comes in sections, with mortar between the joints. You may already be starting to understand that so many components can also mean increased potential for deterioration, wear, and ultimately failure of this important system. That’s not good.

You might liken your chimney to your car’s exhaust system. The exhaust system in a car is designed to move the byproduct of combustion out of the engine and safely dispel it into the atmosphere. You are probably aware that your exhaust system is subject to corrosion and in time it fails. You must then replace it. Your chimney does the same thing—it moves the byproducts of combustion out of your heating system and expels them into the atmosphere. A leaking, deteriorated chimney can be a real hazard. Why is that?

The by-products of combustion in your heating system produce smoke. This rises in your chimney and cools as it nears the top. What is also occurring near the top 1/3 of your chimney is very hot air colliding with cold air. This causes condensation. Water from condensation mixing with

Deterioration of chimney liner

deposits on your chimney wall called creosote will form an acidic substance that eats away at your terracotta and the mortar between the joints. As crumbling and breakage begins to occur, the same condensation starts collecting in the voids. It may freeze and cause more cracking. You should be getting the picture by now.

You can appreciate the dynamics even more if you think of your house as a breathing creature. It may sound strange, but your house is constantly drawing air in and pushing it out. As hot air rises in your building, cold air is being drawn in from below. It will come in through cracks around doors and windows, from the space behind outlets—just about anywhere there’s an opening. Your chimney is doing the same thing. Hot air rising to the top actually creates a “pull”, drawing cold air from the bottom. This pulling action is called draft. Think of drinking from a straw.

Chimney fire

So, here you have this constant force pumping air up through your chimney. Condensation is forming. Deposits are sticking to the walls of your liner. It’s becoming acidic and eating into the terracotta and the mortar. Don’t think YOUR heating system is immune—it happens with all heat sources.  The end result could be a chimney fire and a house fire.

If you’re using an alternate heat source such as wood, you should be aware that the risk is even greater for creosote build up and deterioration.

Don't let this happen to your home

Here are the top reasons to buy chimney liner from Chimney Liner Depot:

1. We are the manufacturer
2. Best prices anywhere
3. Best products available
4. Industry’s best warranty
5. Expert support staff

Let’s review these 5 top reasons a little more closely.

1. We are the manufacturer – Because we make Flex King and Flex King Pro chimney liners we can control price and quality of our chimney lining products. Other online chimney liner stores act as the middle man. After you place an order with them they call the manufacturer or distributor and have the product shipped to you. What makes more sense to you? Buying directly from the manufacturer, or buying from a middle man who needs to make a profit on top of the manufacturer?

2. Best prices anywhere – Since we manufacture our chimney liner we can offer the best prices. We are the only chimney liner manufacturer that sells directly to the public. No one can touch the quality and price point of our products.

3. Best products available – We manufacture our chimney liners from the highest quality steels. Our liners have been UL Listed which means they have passed an array of safety tests. When you install a Flex King or Flex King Pro chimney liner you are guaranteed a safe high quality product.

4. Industry’s best warranty – As long as your house is standing your Flex King or Flex King Pro chimney liner will be covered under warranty.

5. Expert support staff - When you call Chimney Liner Depot a support staff is waiting to help you with any tricky installation questions you may have. If you don’t know what you need for your chimney liner installation, call and speak with a member of our support staff. 1-866-941-5112

If experience has taught us anything, it’s that during the fall season people are scrambling to get their heating systems up to par for the fast approaching cold season. We know that it’s tough to make repairs when it seems they are not immediately needed, especially in this economy.

That’s why Chimney Liner Depot is offering some really fantastic pricing on our Flex King and Flex King Pro Chimney Liner Systems. Right now we are offering 10% off our already low prices on all of our Factory-Direct chimney liners.

Our prices are so low because we make our liners right here in Moscow Pennsylvania. Other chimney supply companies on the web sell liners from a third party, they do not make them. They may try to appear as the factory or tell you the liners are factory direct, when all they are doing is drop shipping the product from another company.

Take advantage of our excellent support staff and great low prices. We are there to help make sure you get your chimney relined before it gets cold.