.....NEVER AGAIN. Purchased a conversion plate, 3 ft double wall 6" pipe n cap 9/3/19...installed a little later. Flexible insulated chimney liner was cleaned right before everything was installed n no fires until october.. 3 fires after installation....the double walled stainless pipe did this....shouldnt have discolored like this.. I called Rockford n explained exactly what took place....after 20mins. on the phone (even after giving order#)...they found it. Said i needed to send pic....so i did. After 30 minutes later...received text stating....(cant be a void the way they are filled with insulation....looks like chimney fire). That pizzed me off...NO WAY CHIMNEY FIRE...it has to be a void in the insulation !! Sent that back with NO REPLY....JERKS!!! Ill will NEVER make another purchasefrom these clowns again!! Just had to rant n give FACTS ...not an opinion...
I have had that here on and off over the years as well. I just went out for a look and its mostly gone.
Looks kinda normal to me. The downwind side of ours looks the same . Some claim the chromium has to get to 1000º to get the rainbow stain and from what I've seen that's just not so. I think the higher chromium content in the better pipes is just more sensitive to the heat and it's the trade-off for the higher corrosion resistance. I could be wrong though.
I really appreciate all u guys input so far....maybe i should have asked if others have experienced this before...but when you contact the supplier n he tells you a chimney fire...it tells me they dont know what the hell they are talkin about... Also...my stove top temps never get above 600-650* s......most always...450-550*
Creosote oils can make a film on stainless that will looks like that...it will wash off over the summer. Not sure if smoke from a cold start fire has enough oils in it to do that this quick or not though...
Don't like to see this bear 1998. I have recommended them several times and had a few friends use them with good success. BUT I would be upset with that response as well.
My Duravent doublewall stainless did that as well. It bothered me, not enough to complain, but it didn't seem right. Then it went away ...
Holy cow! I hate to say it, but you really over reacted. This is perfectly normal, it happens a lot. Its more common than not. They may have thrown out the flue fire comment because they felt like they had to say something...
Well then....i guess i felt i had to say somethin...tell me why they couldnt have just explained its basically normal for discoloration....
Yes, look around at chimneys. I’m always looking at chimneys when I travel, it’s my thing so it interest’s me. The prevailing wind blows the smoke away from the chimney, the turbulence on the back side of the chimney causes the exhaust to swirl and touch the pipe. They don’t all do it, they don’t always do it, it’s very common though. Keep in mind, every person a tech talks to has perfectly seasoned wood, perfect chimney set ups, and perfect burning habits. They don’t know how much or how little you know, it’s pretty tough to trouble shoot over the phone.
I did service work on hvac, home n commercial appliances for 23 years....so i have a good understanding how to deal with customers...they dont... Soooo....what you are sayin....customers are wrong until proven innocent??? I'm not tryin to start somethin here...but it was rediculous how they handled it!! Let me ask you this.....why didnt they say...well sir...it could be x y or z ?? I was ok until the only thing they came back with....CHIMNEY FIRE. Alot of the problem is...companies just want a warm body that takes orders on the phone n thats about it!
I’d say having an inexperienced person answering the phone is very likely. Sounds like everyone could have handled the situation better.
I’ll also add that on I’ve been to a few houses that had a fire in the chimney cap only a few days after I cleaned or installed the chimney, I don’t know how but some people manage to pull it off! It’s no a flue fire, just crap in the cap Burns out real quick, it discolors the cap. I’m not saying this is what happened to yours, but it does happen.
Agreed on explaining discoloration if that is it, but it kind of doesn't matter at this point, they already treated you poorly, seemed incompetent even finding your order then left a bad taste in your mouth.