Hello to the forum. My name is Bill, from Northeast, PA in the Poconos. I have read the site from time to time trying to learn about wood stoves, installation and firewood. I have zero experience and previous knowledge other than what I have read. I get conflicting info. from people I know etc. so have stopped asking. There is a host of great info. on this site which is why I am here. I have searched for these answers but there is so much info. I would just like to have my specific concerns addressed, so if you have heard these a hundred times, sorry in advance.
I bought a used wood stove over a year ago to install in my basement. I never did so, but the electric bills are killing me and the time to procrastinate has come to an end, just like the numbers in my bank account come winter. I have most of the class A chimney and will be installing it through my block wall and up the side of my home, which is aluminum sided. I do have proper literature on this installation, but any tips for securing, framing out and going through my eaves would be greatly appreciated. I also bought a smaller cast iron wood stove to install on the other end of my home in the garage/workshop area, which I thought was going to be the easy job, but is in fact where the real dilemma starts.
I've been told no wood stoves in a garage and I can see this for obvious reasons, but have no liquid flammables etc. in this garage. An existing masonry chimney is going up the outside of the garage. It has a 6'' opening through the basement block wall and red brick floor to ceiling hearth? or sub wall about 4 feet wide inside. I just discovered this after removing old framed out walls. The thimble is clay and goes from the red brick through the block wall into the chimney. The clay is cracked and broken quite severely. I was planning on taking out the mortar that sealed up the opening and going to town with some wood heat. Unfortunately I discovered the crumbled thimble and the fact that the chimney liner, which is about 9" x 9", stops at the top of the thimble opening. I read in the cast iron stove literature, the liner should extend below the opening. There is no clean-out on this chimney. It does appear to be in good shape, both block and liner.
I have lived here since 94' and I never knew what the chimney was originally for until I removed the wall. I would like to know what I should do to be sure this chimney is safe to use, and if I hire someone to inspect it, if I am being given proper information. I would hate to see a good chimney go to waste as I have been gathering wood and am eager to show PP&L;a thing or two this year. I would like to know what can be used to go from the stove pipe into the chimney, if I need another thimble or is just stove pipe ok. There is no combustible material within 18" of the opening. I also am concerned about where the lining stops and the clean-out situation.
Thank You all for your time and information, I look forward to reading some helpful information, and apologize for the long winded post, but like to be thorough. Thanks again, and Happy Holiday's!
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I bought a used wood stove over a year ago to install in my basement. I never did so, but the electric bills are killing me and the time to procrastinate has come to an end, just like the numbers in my bank account come winter. I have most of the class A chimney and will be installing it through my block wall and up the side of my home, which is aluminum sided. I do have proper literature on this installation, but any tips for securing, framing out and going through my eaves would be greatly appreciated. I also bought a smaller cast iron wood stove to install on the other end of my home in the garage/workshop area, which I thought was going to be the easy job, but is in fact where the real dilemma starts.
I've been told no wood stoves in a garage and I can see this for obvious reasons, but have no liquid flammables etc. in this garage. An existing masonry chimney is going up the outside of the garage. It has a 6'' opening through the basement block wall and red brick floor to ceiling hearth? or sub wall about 4 feet wide inside. I just discovered this after removing old framed out walls. The thimble is clay and goes from the red brick through the block wall into the chimney. The clay is cracked and broken quite severely. I was planning on taking out the mortar that sealed up the opening and going to town with some wood heat. Unfortunately I discovered the crumbled thimble and the fact that the chimney liner, which is about 9" x 9", stops at the top of the thimble opening. I read in the cast iron stove literature, the liner should extend below the opening. There is no clean-out on this chimney. It does appear to be in good shape, both block and liner.
I have lived here since 94' and I never knew what the chimney was originally for until I removed the wall. I would like to know what I should do to be sure this chimney is safe to use, and if I hire someone to inspect it, if I am being given proper information. I would hate to see a good chimney go to waste as I have been gathering wood and am eager to show PP&L;a thing or two this year. I would like to know what can be used to go from the stove pipe into the chimney, if I need another thimble or is just stove pipe ok. There is no combustible material within 18" of the opening. I also am concerned about where the lining stops and the clean-out situation.
Thank You all for your time and information, I look forward to reading some helpful information, and apologize for the long winded post, but like to be thorough. Thanks again, and Happy Holiday's!
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