Can anyone help me?
My wife and would dearly love to have a log burner installed in our living room (see pic) and I have had 3 different quotes for the installation of one and it seems the more I learn the less I understand. For a bit of background, I live in a house built in 1988 with an existing gas fire and a concrete lined flue. The visits went thus:
Company 1 said I needed a liner but the 5 inch flexible pipe wouldn't be able to negotiate a tight bend in the flue about 3 meters from the ground without some brick being done to the chimney - which he didn't do and therefore prevented him installing a stove. End of the road there......
Company 2 said I also needed a liner but this was an easy process, he could do the brickwork modifications for £130. Unfortunately this company was very unprofessional in a number of areas and also suggested putting in a 6.5 Kw Aga Ludlow stove in a 4.8m x 3.4m room (which we believe would be massively more powerful than required).
Company 3 said I didn't need a liner as the concrete flue was sufficient, the chimney was external to the property and only connected on one side and that anyone that had said we needed a liner was talking nonsense.
I simply don't know what to do. All 3 companies are on the Hetas register - I have actually checked that myself. As I understand best practice these days seems to be to install a liner - but I have read things suggesting that it is the decision of the Hetas installer and in modern buildings with concrete flues, a liner isn't really needed.
If anyone can through advise me I would be most grateful as I don't think I can see the wood from the trees any more!
Kentish Lad
