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Help with fireplace insert install
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| big head 2005-07-10, 6:25 pm |
| Hi. I am looking at a used fireplace insert in very good condition, I
have checked to make sure it fits my fireplace, but I have a question.
I want to run a flue liner from the insert to the top of the chimney.
But how do I pass the liner through the damper?
The damper runs the width of the fireplace, about 29 inches and a flap
open upwards and back. the flap is 5 1/2 inches wide. So I have to
pass the liner through a 5 1/2 inch by 29 inch rectangle. Does someone
make an adapter for these situations? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
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| The insert you are looking at may not be appropriate for your fireplace.
Sounds like you have a real fireplace like mine. It required a zero
clearance unit and 2 flexible stainless steel ducts when up the chimney....
one for exhaust and the other for intake.
"big head" <jumbocranium@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> Hi. I am looking at a used fireplace insert in very good condition, I
> have checked to make sure it fits my fireplace, but I have a question.
> I want to run a flue liner from the insert to the top of the chimney.
> But how do I pass the liner through the damper?
> The damper runs the width of the fireplace, about 29 inches and a flap
> open upwards and back. the flap is 5 1/2 inches wide. So I have to
> pass the liner through a 5 1/2 inch by 29 inch rectangle. Does someone
> make an adapter for these situations? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
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| big head 2005-07-10, 11:25 pm |
| I've seen lots of real fireplaces with inserts, there must be a way.
Zero clearance units are for when you dont have a real fireplace.
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