Chimney Liner, yes or no
DO I NEED A CHIMNEY LINER? I’m doing an oil to gas conversion on this little ranch house. No basement and has only an attic/craw space. The old boiler is the original from 1949. I’m putting a furnace in the craw space and a hot water heater in the old boiler room which is in…
DO I NEED A CHIMNEY LINER?
I’m doing an oil to gas conversion on this little ranch house. No basement and has only an attic/craw space. The old boiler is the original from 1949.
I’m putting a furnace in the craw space and a hot water heater in the old boiler room which is in the interior of the house. I’ve gotten conflicting opinions as to the need of putting in a chimney liner for the venting of the hot water heater. The venting of the furnace will be directly vented outside of the roof.
Richard
As an aside,
You should cut the trees away from the roof or it will mildew and pit the roofing tiles. The humid micro-climate created by close hugging trees takes about five years off off the lifespan of the roof.
don’t have anything to contribute, but wanted to say –
cute house, refreshing change for us brownstone obsessed folks.
Who gave you the conflicting opinions? what is the condition of the chimney? See if your local Better Business Bureau has a chimney repair company on its roster.
Your local hardware store can be a great source for local service people, ask them who services chimneys in your area, and get them to inspect the flue.
CO [ carbon monoxide ] is not a fun thing to have in your house, and if there is a question of needing a liner, i’d put one in.
AND put a CO detector in your bedroom and one other area of the house.
thx, handymaneric.com