On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 04:09:55 -0800 (PST)
puffernutter wrote:

I live in an 1890 Victorian terrace. The dining room has a wood
burner with back boiler (and a stainless steel flue) that provides
our central heating needs. The front room has an open fireplace with
a open gas fire (with those heat resistant blocks) that we haven't
used for many years.

I plan to get the gas fire removed by a certified gas engineer.

I have a second wood burner that I should like to install in that
fireplace. I have been quoted over £800 to have a flue installed.

I can fit a plate (with a hole for the fire flue) to seal off the
brick flue and I can perform a smoke test. Assuming the smoke test
is OK, do I have to fit a liner, or can I just install the wood
burner? Do I have to get a HETAS engineer involved, if not, do
Building Control have to be informed?

Very simply, what do I HAVE to do to meet any building regulations,
laws etc.?

Cheers

Peter


The Certified Gas Engineer who removes the existing fire should know.
As far as I know myself, having decided not to pay the massive costs
of installing a new flue for my thatched property, the problem is the
high temperatures created in the flue of a wood-burning stove, much
higher than those of a wood fire, and which are more likely to set fire
to roof timbers.
Consider this: You don't install a flue liner, and do install the
burner. The house then catches fire, even if it has nothing to do with
the wood burner (say, a faulty electrical connection). Your insurance
company will instantly check for the flue liner, and certificate, as
soon as it sees the burner, and if it doesn't find them, will invalidate
your cover.

Just my opinion.

--
Davey.