i am wondering how chimneys are built.
i have a new home(built in 2000) and it has one pipe going up the chimney for the water heater in the basement, and one for the fireplace(now wood insert)
anyways, im wondering if the materials used in the chimney are the same on both sides. or if there is a barrier between the two.
what im trying to figure out is, if my one side of the chimney is rated for a wood stove, will the other side be equally insulated?
the chimney i have is the insulation around a wood frame, with a brick facade.
the fire place was a ZC fireplace.
it would be nice to get a wood stove for my basement, and duct the heat upstairs to help when it gets really cold outside. as my insert has a hard time keeping up when the temps drop below 10F
i have a new home(built in 2000) and it has one pipe going up the chimney for the water heater in the basement, and one for the fireplace(now wood insert)
anyways, im wondering if the materials used in the chimney are the same on both sides. or if there is a barrier between the two.
what im trying to figure out is, if my one side of the chimney is rated for a wood stove, will the other side be equally insulated?
the chimney i have is the insulation around a wood frame, with a brick facade.
the fire place was a ZC fireplace.
it would be nice to get a wood stove for my basement, and duct the heat upstairs to help when it gets really cold outside. as my insert has a hard time keeping up when the temps drop below 10F