Anna Kettle wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:18:01 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On 21 Dec, 16:04, Staffbull wrote:
Hi, I am thinking of opening up a fireplace I bricked up in the small
living room and fitting a log burner in there, mainly due to the
number of power cuts we are having and also it should save some money,
we live on the edge of a large woods, and timber is in abundance, so
with oil at 40p a litre we could do with cutting down.

=A0with fitting a log burner can I get away with putting a S- steel pipe
up a way (couple of metres up the chimmeny? or do I have to have it
all the way to the pot, or do I have to have the chimeney re lined
(currently red brick)

I have also seen them with small boilers attached, so could do with
one of these to fit a rad in the downstairs and upstairs halls, I take
it I would need to plumb it in using an open tank system for
expansion? that would be a downside as the loft is WELL insulated so
the roofspace would get the effects of the cold without the help of
rising heat from the house.

I also miss the open fire !!
See this

http://stovesonline.co.uk/stove_buil...gulations.html

Thats interesting, so it is not essential for building regs to line a
chimney before a stove is put in. I have friends who have a big old
chimney very similar to mine, they didnt line their chimney and it
works perfectly well with a woodburner


It certainly is if its a new flue, I was made to line mine.

Where does it say there that you do not need one?


It also does not mention flue heights above thatch either. Thats a
fairly crucial part of 'safe practice' for thatch.

I suspect that in the end its down to the BCO in an old house. If the
flue is ceramic lined and in good shape he may let you use it.

However being as two of our neighbours are voluntary firemen, the number
of fires started from solid fuel in bad stacks is an extremely large
part of their duties..and having had sister in laws house burn down due
to unsafe operation of an unattended wood fire..I am inclined to think
that a proper liner if there is ANY doubt, is something I would do
automatically.

I've set chimneys alight on more than one occasion too. Is your
brickwork capable of sustaining a red heat..how much timber is in
contact with it ?

No. double skinned insulated stainless steel flues. I am not interested
in what you *might* get away with legally.

;-)











Anna
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