Hit 2,000 flue liners inspected and the number felt wrong

I just looked at my log book from the last ten years and the total came out to 2,003. It hit me that when I started, a clay tile liner was the standard and you'd maybe see one stainless steel liner a year. Now it feels like half the jobs in my area are full stainless replacements because the old ones are shot. The tools are better, sure, but the work itself feels more about fixing bad installs than just cleaning soot. Anyone else feel like the job has shifted from maintenance to major repair work?

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troy4393d ago

Man, that number really makes you think, doesn't it? I was just talking to an old timer at the supply house who said he used to stock maybe three lengths of stainless a month, and now his whole back wall is the stuff. It's wild how fast the standard changed. Makes you wonder if the old way was just lasting longer, or if we're all just seeing the fallout from a bunch of quick jobs done twenty years ago.

wesley_grant333d ago

Actually the old clay liners were pretty tough if they were put in right. The shift feels more about modern high efficiency appliances needing that specific stainless setup from the start.