Stove installation - liner required?

gaming_needs90

Parents are looking at a new inset stove installation to replace an open fire.

Dad thinks a liner is not necessary. House was built in '97 and chimney is roughly 8 inches in diameter I believe.

All I read online recommends a liner. Anyone familiar with the matter here, is it required?

The liner and stove would probably be around 2k to install, so if one could get away without a liner then it would be quite a saving - especially with a diy install.

walshtipp

gaming_needs90 wrote: »

Parents are looking at a new inset stove installation to replace an open fire.

Dad thinks a liner is not necessary. House was built in '97 and chimney is roughly 8 inches in diameter I believe.

All I read online recommends a liner. Anyone familiar with the matter here, is it required?

The liner and stove would probably be around 2k to install, so if one could get away without a liner then it would be quite a saving - especially with a diy install.

No it is not absolutely necessary, especially with a house built in 1997, unless there is a problem with the flue. But they still have their advantages.

https://bpmsupplies.ie/pages/advantages-of-fitting-a-flue-liner

gaming_needs90

walshtipp wrote: »

No it is not absolutely necessary, especially with a house built in 1997, unless there is a problem with the flue. But they still have their advantages.

https://bpmsupplies.ie/pages/advantages-of-fitting-a-flue-liner

Thank you. I forgot to add that this fire has primarily had polish coal fires daily over the past twenty years.


To the detriment of many grates, but not the chimney!

"But are they [the advantages] economically justifiable!?" says my father! I don't think I will convince him..

corkgsxr

Imo all inset stoves should have a liner

Lewis_Benson

Yes best to put a liner in, nó issues with cold chimneys then.
And they won't be a le to burn polish coal in the stove, so a change of fuel also.