I live in a townhouse with a fireplace internal to the home. It's a vented gas fireplace that was built into a wood burning fireplace. Recent inspection revealed the flue has a multiple voids. The flue is 8 in diameter. To install a direct vent fireplace, can the existing flue be used without 'repairs'?
Direct vent insert in wood burning fireplace
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What you are describing doesn’t make sense. Where are the voids? In the wood vent or the gas vent?
Please post a pic of what you have.
Please post a pic of what you have.
It's a vented fireplace with gas log set. Pre-fab Superior Model KC38-2. Level 1 inspection indicated that the flue passageway has multiple voids. Picture of the fireplace and the flue attached.
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