I bought a house in Cumberland, RI and when it was inspected the wood burning stove and oil flue was tied in at the same entry point into the chimney, and he said that was a big no no, ok fast forward 6 months I got curious about it and why are people so fascinated with wood burning stoves? I have a small house 1,100 sqft using a tankless steam boiler probably the same age as the house (1950) and I'm assuming the wood burning stove is the same age. I don't know anything about this, would it be safe to use this thing, since its so ancient? I included pictures. also it has plates inside to protect the cast iron and one of the sides seemed to be bowed there used to be caulking around the sides? and all the gaskets are shot to hell? would it be worth my while? scrap it? sell it? it seems so ancient. would it be worth my time? I have no wood around me.
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