Hi folks,
New member here. I'm very grateful for all the great information on this forum.
I have a question about installing a wood stove in a basement that has an existing stovepipe that connects to a flue. I understand that a stainless steel liner is required inside the flue and that it should be connected to the wood burner itself, but the scenario I have seems a bit challenging.
This basement has an existing 6" diameter circular stovepipe that passes through the stone hearth to a flue (it's a dual flue chimney with one flue attached to the fireplace on the ground floor and the other attached to this stovepipe in the basement; not sure the interior diameter of the flue but I think it's probably 8" square). My question is: would it be possible, perhaps with a press-fit 90° adapter at the bottom of the stainless steel liner, to use this existing set up to run a steel pipe from a wood burner through the circular pipe and all the way up through the flue?
I have read other posts on similar topics and I understand that the stainless steel liner itself is likely too rigid to make the 90° bend all the way through.
I imagine I could instead do a through-the-wall installation with a dedicated insulated stovepipe mounted to the exterior of the house, but I'd prefer to re-use the existing chimney if possible for reasons that should be obvious from the photos (will look nice, not much room on the exterior of the house to run a new stovepipe, etc.)
I've attached some photos and some measurements. Any opinions or expertise are greatly appreciated.
![Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/291/291429-d5f4f50486bd2825a378953dbc93338f.jpg)
New member here. I'm very grateful for all the great information on this forum.
I have a question about installing a wood stove in a basement that has an existing stovepipe that connects to a flue. I understand that a stainless steel liner is required inside the flue and that it should be connected to the wood burner itself, but the scenario I have seems a bit challenging.
This basement has an existing 6" diameter circular stovepipe that passes through the stone hearth to a flue (it's a dual flue chimney with one flue attached to the fireplace on the ground floor and the other attached to this stovepipe in the basement; not sure the interior diameter of the flue but I think it's probably 8" square). My question is: would it be possible, perhaps with a press-fit 90° adapter at the bottom of the stainless steel liner, to use this existing set up to run a steel pipe from a wood burner through the circular pipe and all the way up through the flue?
I have read other posts on similar topics and I understand that the stainless steel liner itself is likely too rigid to make the 90° bend all the way through.
I imagine I could instead do a through-the-wall installation with a dedicated insulated stovepipe mounted to the exterior of the house, but I'd prefer to re-use the existing chimney if possible for reasons that should be obvious from the photos (will look nice, not much room on the exterior of the house to run a new stovepipe, etc.)
I've attached some photos and some measurements. Any opinions or expertise are greatly appreciated.
![Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/291/291426-83f652c604fc717834c4a3aa49833f5e.jpg)
![Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/291/291427-832e408f89e1a2e81f82def135be484c.jpg)
![Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/291/291428-41fbbf8f5e2f32fd2edc497d67272a8f.jpg)
![Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney Basement installation: existing stovepipe with 90° to chimney](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/291/291429-d5f4f50486bd2825a378953dbc93338f.jpg)