Hello everyone,
First post here. I am in the process of installing a free standing wood burning stove inside our large double sided fireplace. The house was built in 1958 and we moved in a little over a year ago. Before we moved in the fireplace was serviced, clean, and inspected by a licensed company. It is masonry with a clay tile liner that measures 6x11 (oval). All tiles are in great shape as I don't think the fireplace was used very often during it's lifetime. The flue is basically a straight shot from the fireplace to the chimney cap where a pull cord damper was installed. I'm trying to find some definitive answers on whether we need a ss liner or not. As you can see from the picture the fireplace is located directly in the center of the house with no exposed brick face to the outside. Currently I have a 36-in stove pipe that connects from the stove (6-in collar) and goes straight up past the first tile of the clay liner by about 6-8-in. There is some open space on the long side of the oval tile opening. In checking the "Installing a wood burning stove" article on Hearth.com it says that at minimum, if the stove pipe extends through the first lined clay tile that this is acceptable...unless I'm not reading it right. Do I absolutely need a ss liner from the cap to the stove pipe or can I seal the area around the stove pipe and clay liner with some ceramic insulation and call it a day? The CSIA website states : "Since 1984, national codes and standards have dictated that a connector pipe extend from the outlet of the stove or insert, up through the fireplace damper, and to the first flue tile of the masonry chimney. Arguably the best installation option is installing a stainless steel liner from the top of the stove to the top of the chimney. This method provides the most efficiency and is the easiest to sweep and inspect." For additional information this stove will be used as supplemental heat/aesthetics and not our 100% heat source.
First post here. I am in the process of installing a free standing wood burning stove inside our large double sided fireplace. The house was built in 1958 and we moved in a little over a year ago. Before we moved in the fireplace was serviced, clean, and inspected by a licensed company. It is masonry with a clay tile liner that measures 6x11 (oval). All tiles are in great shape as I don't think the fireplace was used very often during it's lifetime. The flue is basically a straight shot from the fireplace to the chimney cap where a pull cord damper was installed. I'm trying to find some definitive answers on whether we need a ss liner or not. As you can see from the picture the fireplace is located directly in the center of the house with no exposed brick face to the outside. Currently I have a 36-in stove pipe that connects from the stove (6-in collar) and goes straight up past the first tile of the clay liner by about 6-8-in. There is some open space on the long side of the oval tile opening. In checking the "Installing a wood burning stove" article on Hearth.com it says that at minimum, if the stove pipe extends through the first lined clay tile that this is acceptable...unless I'm not reading it right. Do I absolutely need a ss liner from the cap to the stove pipe or can I seal the area around the stove pipe and clay liner with some ceramic insulation and call it a day? The CSIA website states : "Since 1984, national codes and standards have dictated that a connector pipe extend from the outlet of the stove or insert, up through the fireplace damper, and to the first flue tile of the masonry chimney. Arguably the best installation option is installing a stainless steel liner from the top of the stove to the top of the chimney. This method provides the most efficiency and is the easiest to sweep and inspect." For additional information this stove will be used as supplemental heat/aesthetics and not our 100% heat source.
![[Hearth.com] Wood burning stove inside DOUBLE sided fireplace](/talk/data/attachments/249/249500-d702a6a2d65bfe6243ab73855bf4f2e3.jpg?hash=6WhurqvMIr)
