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!

I bought this wood stove to use in my fireplace and dosen’t fit. want to sell it any idea what it would go for used??? not sure what to sell it for. I looked it up on the internet and found this :MODEL FS260E
FRANKLIN FIREPLACE 26”

Made of all cast iron for better heat radiation, the Franklin Fireplace is designed to burn wood but will adapt for gas and electric logs.

The Franklin Fireplace features fold away doors with adjustable draft slides, grate, and top or rear mounted 8” flue adapter with damper (boot).

Brass knobs and screen are optional.

A handsome addition to any home!

FEATURES:

All Cast Iron construction.

Operates as a wood stove or fireplace.

Vents from top or rear of stove.

This wood stove accepts 20" logs. ……came with the brass knobs and the screen also has some piping.
it works great, not broken just dosen’t fit my fireplace. it’s ion perfect condition
wanted to get maybe 250 for it.

How can I fix this draft? The flue is already down in place, but very cold drafts make my living room uninhabitable during winter. I’ve even shrink wrapped the glass over the fireplace which doesn’t look too good.
Thanks – I’ll have to check that out.
Thanks for all your answers. I forgot to add that I haven’t used my fireplace in 2 yrs. because of this draft. Is the shrink wrap on it still harmful even though I don’t use the fireplace any longer?

hey just bought a house and still learning the ins and outs of it. I started using the fireplace and i know where the flue is and how its used. I’ve noticed that their a handle/knob. it looks like a pinball machine handle like you use to pull back and shoot teh ball. when i pull it and shift it to teh right i here something move like steel. what could this be???? a insert????

I have no model number or any stickers on it anywhere.
This is going in a chimney, but I still need to know whether it is the vent free kind or not because I want to close the flue so I can keep the heat in. I need to know if there is a way to tell the difference between vented and vent free log sets, physically (my original question has not been answered).

When using our fireplace, which has a blower insert, the house smells of smoke when the outdoors temperature is warmer that the inside of the house,even weeks after the last use. There is no flue to close, but we keep the doors tightly closed. How may we eliminate that odor?

We are not at all intellectual on the fireplace situation, so we don’t know if this gas pipe in the fireplace can be used with wood or if we need a gas log. we would prefer to use wood but is it even worth it? We read somewhere that using the wood doesn’t heat the home cause the heat just goes right up the flue. But wouldn’t this be the same for even a gas log? so… just need a couple answers. Also, is it cheaper to run the "GAS" in the fireplace than it is to run our heat bill up?

Home is 3 years old. Whenever a fire is built, it smokes up the house – smoke just trickles out of the top of the insert.I have tried cracking a window, and as far as extending the chimney 4 more feet (It sits well above the ridge). Yes, the damper is open fully, and there are NO bends in the flue – a straight up shot. What can I do???

We have a fireplace w/insert, but surely there is an easy way to catch and re-use the heat going up the flue. Also, we have a propane water heater, and the amount of heat going out the exhaust is enormous, surely it can be used somehow… thanks for any ideas!

smoke comes out the hopper and seepps out the front door and lower pipe I really dont know what to do ?
i heard it might be the flue but i do not know where that is or how to adjust it? alot of black smoke inside the stove any ideas how to fix this mess thanks model is turbo fire 2001 i dont have a manual or know where to get one please help
I do not know what is a damper ar flue? how or where do i find them?
i cant locate the damper or knob