Went out and cleaned the chimney today and other than minor ash dust it was very clean (if you ask me) -- no buildup etc.
The chimney is about 12" square and tile (or whatever they call the flue material).
I don't have the time or money this year so may skip the liner -- measuring from the chimney top to the flue is only 13 feet -- again 12 x 12, so if I seal off my fireplace near the damper really well and run about 4 or 5 feet of stove pipe up there, I wonder how well it will perform?
Isn't the 13 feet a good thing if I don't use a liner? (Shorter the better).
Next year a liner -- but can't do the 350 bucks right now.
Will be using a Drolet HT2000 or Austral.
The previous owner must have had the chimney cleaned because it looks very good -- he had been using a fireplace insert (which I removed) without a liner.
The chimney is about 12" square and tile (or whatever they call the flue material).
I don't have the time or money this year so may skip the liner -- measuring from the chimney top to the flue is only 13 feet -- again 12 x 12, so if I seal off my fireplace near the damper really well and run about 4 or 5 feet of stove pipe up there, I wonder how well it will perform?
Isn't the 13 feet a good thing if I don't use a liner? (Shorter the better).
Next year a liner -- but can't do the 350 bucks right now.
Will be using a Drolet HT2000 or Austral.
The previous owner must have had the chimney cleaned because it looks very good -- he had been using a fireplace insert (which I removed) without a liner.