- Nov 27, 2012
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Question:
I just bought a Dutchwest large convection wood stove and want to install it in a masonry chimney. The previous owner burned a coal stove, which has black soot dried into the brick under the connection. Do i need to reline my chimney? Its 25 yrs old. Im having it cleaned and inspected in a couple of weeks
Answer:
Coal (hard coal) usually does not do too much harm to masonry chimneys....no chimney fires, etc. There is a good chance that the chimney will be fine as is. Also, coal sends less heat up the chimney than wood, which means that if the coal stove worked (drafted well), then a wood stove is almost surely to work OK. The inspection should confirm this.
I just bought a Dutchwest large convection wood stove and want to install it in a masonry chimney. The previous owner burned a coal stove, which has black soot dried into the brick under the connection. Do i need to reline my chimney? Its 25 yrs old. Im having it cleaned and inspected in a couple of weeks
Answer:
Coal (hard coal) usually does not do too much harm to masonry chimneys....no chimney fires, etc. There is a good chance that the chimney will be fine as is. Also, coal sends less heat up the chimney than wood, which means that if the coal stove worked (drafted well), then a wood stove is almost surely to work OK. The inspection should confirm this.
