A few decades ago, chimneys were made only from bricks, but in the process of improving heating devices, the technology for building a chimney changed.
The chimney is based on a traction that is formed in the process of combustion of fuel. The craving allows the fuel to burn better and at the same time removes combustion products from the heating system, the ventilated facades designed to ensure thermal protection of the building are more modern and beautiful analogue. For this reason, the chimney should be convenient and durable. But this already depends not so much on materials as on the skill of the stove.
The brick chimney is the most traditional. Widely used for fireplaces and firewood furnaces. It should be understood that not any brick is suitable for the manufacture of the chimney. For example, silicate brick cannot be used in the construction of a chimney.
Despite beauty, a brick chimney has a number of disadvantages. He has a heavy pipe, which leads to the beginning of destruction after a couple of years of daily operation. The brick chimney has low thrust due to a rough surface that quickly grows soot and soot. In addition, brick chimneys are not compatible with heating systems that work on fuel, different from wood. Since the combustion of such fuel leads to the formation of condensate on the surface of the chimney, which accelerates the destruction.