Each year, thousands of furnaces and water heaters are vented into outdated brick chimneys, resulting in excessive water vapor and corrosion, poor draft, carbon monoxide poisoning and even death. The chimney maintenance industry considers these to be serious problems because their effects do not show up immediately and the homeowner may not be aware that defects exist. Draft, which depends on the buoyancy of exhaust gases, is drastically reduced when gases are cold. If flue gases stay in the chimney for a long time there is increased risk of leakage into the home causing the possibility of death to your family by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Water vapor is a normal by-product of all fuel combustion; it condenses on the cool inside surfaces of masonry chimneys, especially surfaces with exterior walls. The resulting water is absorbed by the chimney and transferred through the walls, causing paint and wallpaper to peel and plaster to crumble. Additionally, excessive structural damage can occur to masonry chimneys due to hydrostatic pressure from moisture within the chimney. Traditionally-used thinner less expensive aluminum liners are not suitable for long-term exposure to acidic condensates.
VENTINOX stainless steel chimney liners are specifically designed to solve problems which may occur in gas, oil or solid fuel chimneys. VENTINOX is made from alloys recommended in the Gas Research Institute Study for use with modern heating equipment. No other liner on the market comes close to matching the superior quality and established long-term performance of VENTINOX.
