What are the technical characteristics of the chimney?
To perform the installation of the chimney yourself, you first need to familiarize yourself with its features: material( its strength, heat resistance, wear rate, etc.), shape, diameter. So, let's look at each item in order.
- The material from which the chimney is to be installed.
Steel and brick ducts are widely used. Most prefer to use stainless steel pipes with the addition of a special substance - molybdenum, which helps to maintain the surface of the chimney in special regions with a possible acidic atmosphere. The standard or traditional chimney pipe is constructed of bricks. Often it is a stove or fireplace chimney, which is installed in a private house.
- Form
The form is of no small importance. A more rounded shape is capable of accelerated smoke removal and, accordingly, less soot on the surface of the chimney. A cylindrical shape can be used. An important nuance is the tightness of the chimney wall.
- Diameter
When installing the chimney with your own hands, pay attention only to the diameter is not entirely correct. The height of the pipe and its multilayeredness are also important. When assembling all the components, it is necessary to take into account the surface texture of the material. Excessive roughness results in the deposition of soot and clogging of the chimney.
What are the types of chimneys?
The design of the chimney with their own hands must be carried out according to clear rules. Installation begins with a clear scheme, which also has its own properties - for a fireplace, a chimney. Hence the following types:
- Oven chimney. According to the rules of fire safety and layout of the house one oven is able to heat a room with three rooms. In this case, it is important to install the furnace, for fear of ignition of combustible substances. According to the standard, it contains one chimney. Smoke communication is installed vertically, without an error of 30 degrees. It is important that the coating of the house is not from easily combustible components( otherwise it is necessary to fence the chimney with metal plates).If the chimney is multilayered, sandwich, it must be isolated from the cold also with the help of metal sheets.
Please note that the type of use of the flue pipe plays a primary role in the design. The slightest errors can adversely affect its operation and lead to the alteration of chimney communication.
- Chimney chimney
Knowledge about the installation of the chimney can be useful in the installation of the chimney chimney with their own hands, because in many respects their features coincide( functions, the source of combustion, the principle of operation).If the fireplace is not the main source of heat in the room, a radiator pipe can be used, which consists of plates and has the property of spreading a larger mass of heat. The fireplace has a more open structure, so when designing it, you need to pay close attention to thermal insulation.
Note: if the chimney-sandwich is located near a wooden or plastic surface, it must be secured with material from the basaltic component.
- Installing a chimney for the sauna
Because of the abundant amount of steam in the sauna or sauna, care should be taken to avoid smoke and harmful combustion gases from entering the steam room. For this, a special insulation of the pipe in the form of metal plates or sheets is used. Do this insulation so that there is no heat leakage from the steam room.
- Sandwich for columns and gas boilers
The installation of gas boilers is a very laborious process, which differs radically from the rest. The main difference is what fuel is used. Standards on SNiP regulations will be useful materials for the management of sandwich columns. The sandwich should possess:
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- Tightness;
- Do not interfere with traction;
- Have a direct exit to the street.
For more complete familiarization with each type of chimney device, we offer video in the next tab.
Basic errors when installing the chimney with your own hands
If the flue pipe is not properly constructed, serious problems can arise:
- Room combustion;
- Poisoning from sources of combustion;
- Material costs.
It is important to take into account the layout of the house, the acidity level of the region in which the person lives, the type of heating, the fire safety, the load on the communication of the chimney.
Allocate common errors when installing a chimney by one's own hands:
- Originally a false design;
- Low-quality insulation;
- Unprofessional adjustment of the ventilation system, which allows penetration of harmful gases into the room.
