Flue problems

linc1464

Hi all,

A year ago, we had our flue lined with a 5 inch wide flexible liner suitable for multifuel stoves. It turns out that for many reasons, we cannot have a woodburner so we're going for gas. The gas man came to supply the gas pipework to the fireplace today whilst I am at work. I've just had a phone call to say that they've done it but we need a new flue before they can connect the fire. I'm still waiting for details but everything that I've read says that mutli-fuel liners are fine for use with gas (if anything, they are designed to cope with much more). I want to arm myself with the right info before I speak to the engineer about this but is there really any reason that i'd need to replace our almost-new flue in this instance?

Many thanks
Steve

Alex1983

I can’t think of a problem with it as long as it stainless or aluminium, it will need to be sealed above the fireplace opening (this could be the issue) and needs a suitable terminal.

Alex1983

But it will depend on what the manufacturer instructions say.

linc1464

OK, so now I know a bit more. For a couple of months last winter we used an old log burner with the flue that we are now replacing with a more efficient gas fire. Apparently (and I called gas safe to check), we cannot use the flue due to the previous use of a woodburner. I find that really annoying as relining the chimney is likely to add a significant cost to this job and realistically, we have a virtually brand new flue already in place.

I'm guessing that there's nothing for it but to grit our teeth and fork out.

Alex1983

Unfortunately this is true.