Steve Schindler wrote:Hey everyone, I’m new to this forum and I’ve been searching for something related to this for weeks but cannot find a clear answer.
I spoke with a local stove shop owner and he said, ‘it was for a house furnace, not U.L. rated and would catch fire under actual heat’... the label says it will ‘safely withstand 2000F’ and it is UL rated; I don’t know too many 1400sf houses running 2000F furnaces 🤔🙄 He just wanted to make a sale selling 4’ of Class A for $400.
House was built in 1967. In the center, runs a Van-Packer Masonry Safety Chimney. I recently bought a wood burning stove and after a couple headaches with other options, I’ve decided to utilize this VP Chimney.
I’ve found the archived Owners/Install Manual and it appears to be good to go. The only trouble is that when the previous owners had the roof redone, they removed the exterior chimney; so I will cut a new hole and run Class A out.
🚨🔥•••The ‘burning’ question is do more experienced minds think it is safe to use without putting a chimney liner inside?•••🔥🔥
I will run a sweep prior and burn a creosote log for my first fire.
Thank you so much for your replies.
I would put a liner in that chimney, it's full of asbestos. We could sell you 4' of Class A for $200. Been in the stove industry for 35 years.
