- Oct 2, 2012
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It seems like it should work,( to us, but what do we know) but it's a little unusual, and I can't find it in an installation manual.... here goes
Our small beach house has a chimney in bad shape above the roofline. It is an old heatilator type fireplace with the tubes and metal firebox- and standard brick chimney-NOT a modern ZC fireplace.The chimney is in very rough shape above the roofline, but in decent shape on the side of the house.
We want to put in a pellet insert, cut a hole through the metal firebox and the brick chimney and exhaust the stove out the back of the fireplace. Similar to what you would do through a wall, but without the wall thimble ( because we are going through brick, so don't think it's necessary) We would terminate the mason chimney up at ceiling level with proper non combustible product ( even though it is way above the insert pipe)
We have asked people who sell the stoves and have gotten responses from no you can't do that because the pellet inserts vent out the top of the unit ( not true, the vent is in the back) to just plain No that won't work. blah blah
Only one stove guy says it will work and is generally a fine idea.
So what's the consensus here?
Will this work? Will this be safe? if not why, and do we have any other options? on't worry I'm not taking names or holding anyone reliable, just wanting some people with experience to give me their thoughts
thanks in advance, Susie
Our small beach house has a chimney in bad shape above the roofline. It is an old heatilator type fireplace with the tubes and metal firebox- and standard brick chimney-NOT a modern ZC fireplace.The chimney is in very rough shape above the roofline, but in decent shape on the side of the house.
We want to put in a pellet insert, cut a hole through the metal firebox and the brick chimney and exhaust the stove out the back of the fireplace. Similar to what you would do through a wall, but without the wall thimble ( because we are going through brick, so don't think it's necessary) We would terminate the mason chimney up at ceiling level with proper non combustible product ( even though it is way above the insert pipe)
We have asked people who sell the stoves and have gotten responses from no you can't do that because the pellet inserts vent out the top of the unit ( not true, the vent is in the back) to just plain No that won't work. blah blah
Only one stove guy says it will work and is generally a fine idea.
So what's the consensus here?
Will this work? Will this be safe? if not why, and do we have any other options? on't worry I'm not taking names or holding anyone reliable, just wanting some people with experience to give me their thoughts
thanks in advance, Susie