How Often Should You Check You Stove Pipe

Post by **franco b** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 9:31 am

A chimney of common brick can sometimes wick enough water through the sides to cause it to run down the inside.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 10:19 am

Does the chimney have clay tiles lining it?

Sunny Boy · Post by **Sunny Boy** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 10:33 am

franco b wrote:A chimney of common brick can sometimes wick enough water through the sides to cause it to run down the inside.

Or, be old enough that some of the mortar is actually missing between bricks so that a lot of driving rain is pushed in through the chimney sides.

Paul

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 2:08 pm

Reason I asked--take a LOT of moisture to get to drippin through well seated tiles. Comin in the top is more realistic.

memco man · Post by **memco man** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 10:24 pm

Yes the chimney has clay tiles in it it is a double block chimney that runs threw the middle of the house it is about 35 + feet tall I have never notice any moisture around the seams on eighter side but it is ovious that there is moisture comming from some where as soon as it warms up a little more I will get up on the roof and check the cap out and install a rain cap on the chimney and see if that helps
Thank you again
M M.

memco man · Post by **memco man** » Mon. Mar. 16, 2015 10:32 pm

I am also going to get a pipe temp. gauge to see what my stack temp.is