Putting a Wood Stove in an Old Fireplace
I live in an older home that has what I call a "cook" fireplace because
it once was used for cooking in the house before electricity and more modern cast iron cooking stoves and ovens were invented (house is stone and built about 1820). I have found that I don't use this fireplace as often as I'd like, and it is somewhat drafty even with the wooden doors to the fireplace closed. Anyway, I want to put a woodstove into the fireplace and put a stove pipe up into the chimney. This stove will sit in the fireplace (I'm not going to block off the fireplace opening). I can put a decent size woodstove in the fireplace since I can stand up in the fireplace and it is also about 3 to 4 feet deep. I'll need to block off the rest of the chimney opening right above the level of the mantle so that all of the heat won't go up the chimney. My question is, do I need to bring the stove pipe all the way up the chimney to the roof (house is two stories and an attic)? The chimney is already capped with a raised flagstone so that rain water does not come down the chimney. Is there an advantage to going to the top, or am I ok just having the pipe exhaust into the big old chimney? I'm mainly asking because the old chimney is the original stone chimney and I think it might be safer to use pipe to the top, but maybe there are other considerations? Thanks in advance for any info and insights. Rob Penna. |
Putting a Wood Stove in an Old Fireplace
My question is, do I need to bring the stove pipe all the way up the
chimney to the roof (house is two stories and an attic)? The chimney is already capped with a raised flagstone so that rain water does not come down the chimney. Is there an advantage to going to the top, or am I ok just having the pipe exhaust into the big old chimney? I'm mainly asking because the old chimney is the original stone chimney and I think it might be safer to use pipe to the top, but maybe there are other considerations? Modern wood stove flues are usually designed for higher heat than your existing chimney, and are ideally corrosion resistant double walled stainless steel. It may be best to run the pipe all the way up. Re whether to seal around the base of the pipe, I don't know, but a good newsgroup for this would be alt.energy.homepower With a hearth as large as yours, a stand-alone stove might work better than a woodstove insert, which, as I recall, generally fit into smaller openings. |
Putting a Wood Stove in an Old Fireplace
"Rob Green" wrote in message ... I live in an older home that has what I call a "cook" fireplace because it once was used for cooking in the house before electricity and more modern cast iron cooking stoves and ovens were invented (house is stone and built about 1820). I have found that I don't use this fireplace as often as I'd like, and it is somewhat drafty even with the wooden doors to the fireplace closed. You probably want to talk to a pro in the area. Codes may differ for one thing. Construction, liner or unlined, etc. all come into play. Ed |
Putting a Wood Stove in an Old Fireplace
I suggest relining all the way to the top given the age of the chimney.
Call us at 888.321.Logs, we will send you the literature and installation manual on DuraVent. Or download from http://www.DuraVent.com. "Rob Green" wrote in message ... I live in an older home that has what I call a "cook" fireplace because it once was used for cooking in the house before electricity and more modern cast iron cooking stoves and ovens were invented (house is stone and built about 1820). I have found that I don't use this fireplace as often as I'd like, and it is somewhat drafty even with the wooden doors to the fireplace closed. Anyway, I want to put a woodstove into the fireplace and put a stove pipe up into the chimney. This stove will sit in the fireplace (I'm not going to block off the fireplace opening). I can put a decent size woodstove in the fireplace since I can stand up in the fireplace and it is also about 3 to 4 feet deep. I'll need to block off the rest of the chimney opening right above the level of the mantle so that all of the heat won't go up the chimney. My question is, do I need to bring the stove pipe all the way up the chimney to the roof (house is two stories and an attic)? The chimney is already capped with a raised flagstone so that rain water does not come down the chimney. Is there an advantage to going to the top, or am I ok just having the pipe exhaust into the big old chimney? I'm mainly asking because the old chimney is the original stone chimney and I think it might be safer to use pipe to the top, but maybe there are other considerations? Thanks in advance for any info and insights. Rob Penna. |
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