Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 244
ireplace flues, except for very small grates. The best smoke flue is one built of brick and lined with fire claytile, or else a galvanized iron pipe supported in the middle of a largebrick flue. When the latter arrangement is used the space surround-ing the smoke pipe may be used for ventilating… … Fig. 166. the pipe is liable to be eaten away by rust or acids within ten ortwelve years. Fire clay flue lining, on the other hand, is imperishable. Smoke flues are sometimes made only 4 inches wide. Such fluesmay work satisfactorily at first, but they soon get clogged with sootand fail to draw…
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