Whats Involved in Removing A Stove?

Hi Everyone

A few years ago my wife and I bought an Avalon Rainier stove, which we are very happy with. Recently we decided to put our house on the market and move, and the buyer for our house doesn't want the stove or the 3 cords of seasoned wood we have stacked up in the back yard. Go figure....

So the stove is configured as an insert a with the surround panels, and there is a stainless steel liner in the chimney, and a cap on the top to keep out the rain.

Im not sure yet if I'm going to keep the stove or sell it, but what Im hoping you can tell me is -- what's involved with removing the stove?

Does the liner need to come out? I assume the buyer would like to use the fireplace, and Im guessing for that to happen, the liner does need to come out... I'm also assuming that a damper needs to be put back into the chimney.

The place where I bought the stove offered me 300 bucks for it (but before I jump at that -- I paid 1700 new only 3 years ago) I thought I'd see what was involved.

Thanks for any light you can shed.

Best,

Terence

Edited to add: This is in CT if it matters.

Thanks for the fast reply, BB!


The chimney top damper is required because the damper frame is gone, now right? There's nothing there inside the chimney to attach a new damper to?

When you say "pull the surround" you mean the surround panels, right?

Is it hard to pull the liner out? My wife is worried that yanking it out could damage the inside of the chimney somehow.... Any thoughts on that?

FYI, the place where I bought the stove 3 years ago offered me 300 for it, so if I had to buy a chimney top damper, that would mean -- if I took their deal -- that I'd walk away with about 150 bucks and some skinned knuckles, probably.... Hmmmm.

So the liner can be reused? The stove is in good shape... I'll pass on the offer of 300 then...

hi fossil

The truth is it didn't occur to us that the new owner wouldn't want the stove, so we didn't make taking a condition of sale. it blew us away when she asked us to remove it. So we're stuck with the task now. but maybe we can sell it and recoup some money...

Hi Guys

I had a visit from a sweep who wants to charge 400 to remove stove and install a throat damper. Seems like from what I read that a chimney top damper is better due to less moisture in the chimney and no metal to metal seal. Any thoughts?

Well, I want to thank all the folks on the forum who commented and helped me out gave me advice. With your encouragement, I was able to remove the stove myself, and the liner and the chimney cap and install a Lyemance Chimney Top Damper. So thanks! I didn't think I could do it all, but it seems to have all worked out great. I'm selling the stove to a friend, and giving the wood to my neighbor who was really helpful for the last 5 years.

thanks again guys. aside from some profanity and a few skinned knuckles, it all worked out great. i really couldn't have done it without the sound advice and encouragement from the community here.

And yes, in this market its a miracle we're selling the house. on the downside, we're taking such a beating on our down payment (lost it all) that we have to rent for a while. On the plus side we;re moving to Portsmouth NH, and I have a much better job. But our rental has no chimney! So it will be a while till Im back heating with wood, alas.