I've just found out that I don't need to buy a balanced flue stove as I have
a chimney (conventional flue). However in the brochure it uses the term
suitably lined. The chimney is about 70 years old, brick, and is lined with
cement (probably lime) which is now starting to flake off in places. The
original chimney stack has been replaced with a aluminium pipe and cowl.

Now I may well fit the stove myself, as it looks pretty straight forward, or
I may pay someone. Either way I will get the work comissioned by a Corgi reg
person.

Bascially, I just need to know that if I buy this conventional flue model
stove (efel harmony 5), that I won't need to spend another £xxx amount
having the chimney specially lined.

It seems that I just need to stick a short length of stove flue pipe up the
chimney, and make sure it's got an airtight 'closure-plate', and then let
natural convection do the rest. Due to the small size of the stove (5kw
output), it appears that I don't need a ventiallation hole either.

Sorry for rambling.

Advice/comments

Jon