Chimney Liner Help

[Starr-Point]

I finally got one of my chimneys cleaned and lit that old antique coal stove - it is sweet!

Question is about the second chimney on the other side of the house. It is connected to a fireplace that's never been used since 1897. The chimney was lined in the 1980s when the previous owner had a woodstove in teh basement (now gone).

Think it's feasible to try to tap into that liner from the unused fireplace? Or am I going to have to pull that liner and start over for a small wood or coal stove?

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

 

[roac]

Did you have the sweep clean it and or look at it? That would be my first step. No one here can look at it.

 

[webbie]

I finally got one of my chimneys cleaned and lit that old antique coal stove - it is sweet!

Question is about the second chimney on the other side of the house. It is connected to a fireplace that's never been used since 1897. The chimney was lined in the 1980s when the previous owner had a woodstove in teh basement (now gone).

Think it's feasible to try to tap into that liner from the unused fireplace? Or am I going to have to pull that liner and start over for a small wood or coal stove?

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Might just be possible, but as mentioned will require an inspection. Chimney lining was not really a popular tthing until at least the mid-80's, so I hope it's not jerry-rigged.

Also, 20+ years is a long time for that ss pipe to be in the chimney, so it must be carefully checked for corrosion. Elk just had a death result from a bad liner (they used stove pipe, not stainless....ask him).....

But, yes, assuming that it is a good solid liner and the same chimney, it just might be possible to hijack it on the first floor and tie into a stove.