Okay..... I am officially confused! All the postings I have read about installing a stove, mine will be a pre EPA Mid-Moe, into an existing fireplace say to put stove pipe all the way to the top of the chimney. (The chimney is terracotta lined and in good shape.) Well…….. I am tinkering around the net and find this article on Hearth.com about installing a stove in an existing chimney. Without going into detail below is what I gleaned from the article. Can someone clean up my confusion and let me know if running about 5ft or so of pipe into the chimney will work until I can get the whole thing lined with pipe? This will be used in a seasonal cabin. Excerpts from the article below:
"Here are the basics
* At the minimum, extend a 5 foot flexible stainless steel tube from your stove or insert up through the damper and into the first flue tile.
* If the chimney is unlined, or if you want to do the best possible job, line the entire height of the chimney with stainless steel pipe the same size as the flue collar on your stove - typically 6â€
Quick 1-2-3 Summary of this Document
The Chimney
* Every Wood Stove need a chimney—either a LINED Masonry or Class A (HT) Insulated Metal. You cannot use a Stovepipe through a window !
* Existing Fireplace Chimneys can be used if they are partially or fully lined with approved materials. Careful if you have a “pre-fab†or zero clearance fireplace - most stoves are not able to be used in this type of unit."
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/installing_a_woodstove
Article link.
"Here are the basics
* At the minimum, extend a 5 foot flexible stainless steel tube from your stove or insert up through the damper and into the first flue tile.
* If the chimney is unlined, or if you want to do the best possible job, line the entire height of the chimney with stainless steel pipe the same size as the flue collar on your stove - typically 6â€
Quick 1-2-3 Summary of this Document
The Chimney
* Every Wood Stove need a chimney—either a LINED Masonry or Class A (HT) Insulated Metal. You cannot use a Stovepipe through a window !
* Existing Fireplace Chimneys can be used if they are partially or fully lined with approved materials. Careful if you have a “pre-fab†or zero clearance fireplace - most stoves are not able to be used in this type of unit."
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/installing_a_woodstove
Article link.