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

[Soir]

I thought these things came with lifetime warranty?

most places that sell them are small distributors so I supect they will replace liner, but ask you to have it fitted (insist they do it!)

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

[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.

[TooLateForAName]

IPK said:

the Rayburn burns mainly smokeless fuel.

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?

[IPK]

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.