liner ans insulation

[chopper698]

I have a chimney runing through the center of my two floor house. I plan on installing
a serdiac coal stove to my fireplace and using a s/s liner. Do I also have to put insulation around the liner?

 

[TMonter]

You may not need it with the chimney inside the house, but if you have room for the insulation, it can't hurt and it's relatively cheap. With your current setup do you ever get down-drafts down the chimney when there is no fire going?

 

[chopper698]

Always had a strong draft in the fireplace.

 

[Shane]

Does the chase have a 1" airspace between it and the house framing? If not (90% don't) then to meet code the insualtion will be required. What brand of liner do you intend to use? I know that Olympic Forever Flex is tested so that you can install it with no insulation as long as there are exisitng clay flue tiles that are in good shape. Home saver liners require the insulation to meet code. Several others do as well.

 

[jjbaer]

Does the chase have a 1" airspace between it and the house framing? If not (90% don't) then to meet code the insualtion will be required. What brand of liner do you intend to use? I know that Olympic Forever Flex is tested so that you can install it with no insulation as long as there are exisitng clay flue tiles that are in good shape. Home saver liners require the insulation to meet code. Several others do as well.

1/2" insulation kits are rather inexpensive for the peace of mind they give, not to mention that with 1/2" insulation, most will then meet the UL 2100 deg F rating against multiple chimney fires.......