Chimney liner perished after five years?

[IPK]

As the title really.

A multi-fuel Rayburn installed five years ago with a new metal liner. Yesterday the chimney sweep put his brush through it whilst cleaning the chimney. He's then taken a photo up the chimney and the liner is riddled with holes and has started to rot.

The chimney is swept once a year and the Rayburn burns mainly smokeless fuel. The original installer is contacting the liner manufacture but I just wanted some some background information if anyone has experience of thse things?

Cheers

[IPK]

Soir said:

Out of curiosity did you go for the 316 or 904 liner? (904 slightly thicker & more expensive)

Not sure tbh. The company originally quoted to supply and fit the Rayburn and line the chimney at the same time. It only happened yesterday, so I haven't dug out the paper work yet.

I was just getting prepared for what, nowadays, always seems to be a battle!

[IPK]

Thanks P n M. I never even thought to search about it as I thought it was far too random!

Looks like nothing is simple nowadays. The house is hundreds of years old and yet this thing is wrecked after five. I wish I'd gone for the "thermocrete" system now. It was more disruption at the time and I just imagined that these steel liners would outlive me.

Thanks though.

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TooLateForAName said:

Isn't this the issue - I understood that smokeless fuels were far more damaging to flues. Was the flue specced in the knowledge that smokeless would be used?

The Aga/Rayburn approved installer fitted both the Rayburn and the Liner at the same time.