I have a couple of questions regarding venting two wood stoves using one chimney. I have been reading this forum for a couple of years now, and the advice on this site has saved me a lot of heartache, although this is my first actual post. My particular situation is as follows: I have a two story colonial house with an addition that was built in 1789. The house is pretty big being around 3,000sq ft. The main chimney is in the center/interior of the house and has 6 fireplaces that feed into it. I'm not certain, but I am pretty sure the separate flue's do not run all the way up the chimney (given the year they were built), rather they all feed into one large run. If I were home I would check, but I am currently enroute home from another deployment to Afghanistan. In my living room, I put a VC Montpelier a few years ago with a stainless steel liner and chimney cap. I am pleased with the purchase, and it heats a good portion of the house quite well. I chose the Montpelier like many that use this site because it was one of the only stoves that would fit into my existing fireplace, with no major rehab done. I am looking at options to install another wood stove, that has a larger firebox and is a freestanding stove. Part of the reason is because I love burning wood, and I don't mind putting in the sweat equity. I know from previous forums that it goes against code and safety to vent two wood burning appliances using the same flue. The chimney that I have is quite large, and my question is if I can't vent two wood appliances on one chimney, is there a way to separate the flues to bring them into code? I don't know if that makes sense...I am genuinely speaking out of ignorance. Any advice or other remedies is appreciated. My wife has given me the green light on my endeavor when I return home. Perhaps she already knows the answer. Thanks - Rob