installing a woodstove in a house.

[bigegg]

I'll definitely be fitting a liner.
The stove I have in mind needs (must have!) a 6" diameter exhaust, and as I said, the chimley is about 10" square

 

[julianf]

Even a 5" unit needs a 6" flexi (ie 6" is the minimum - not for the solid section from the stove, but for the flexi)

On both our installs, i needed to use rigid twin wall due to proximity to the beams. Which is kind of strange, as the beams survived open fires for the past 180 yrs, but still...

If the liner you buy does not come with the nosecone, i have one or two in my scrap bin. Yours for the cost of 2nd class postage...

 

[Bobtail4x4]

if you can use a 8 inch liner, I have one here (selby) you can have for £100, I changed my mind and went for a rigid flue,

 

[brightspark]

For the sake of a relatively small amount of cash, personally, i would go with a liner.

A lot of the cost of a 'kit' are the adapters etc and some of them will be needed either way. My opinion is that, with a liner, the job is going to be easier to sweep properly, and, even if its not swept, there's more chance of surviving a chimney fire.

I smoke tested our stack before lighting the existing open fire, but still fitted a liner when i put in the log burner. Again, its just personal opinion though - i know plenty of installs use the existing stack, unlined.


Not the best photos, but the only ones to hand (not missing an opportunity to post photos and all! ; )


This -

To this -

(yeah, i know its not complete in the photo, but its all i have to hand)

And this -

To this -

 

[brightspark]

whats the pooch a whippet ??

 

[julianf]

whats the pooch a whippet ??

Murph (Murphy) -

(on vacation!)

He liked to hang out here, before we sorted the lounge -

And this is his half-sister, Evil (Evie) -

You probably did not spot, but Evil is also in the photo where you spotted Murph's head.
She is not so keen on air though.