Question about replacing my fireplace with a wood burning stove.?
I’m taking my existing fireplace out, and putting a Wood burning stove in it’s place. I would like to be able to join the flue from the wood burning stove to the existing flue. I pulled the panelling off from around my fireplace last night, and I noticed that the flue has a sticker on it that says "Type L Vent" it’s a premanufactured fireplace from 1955, and I’m curious to know if this type of vent is still in use, or if it was long gone. I realize that different area’s have different codes, so I was just curious to know if it’s standard practice to tie into the existing flues for this type of change-over. I tried calling the building code department in my area, but they are of no help.
Thanks!
