Chimney flue liner or not?

[foxylad]

Hi all,

We have a late victorian semi which we are renovating.
We are going to install a multifuel stove in the living room with no back boiler. The supplier that we are getting the stove from has advised us that if we light a 'smoke bomb' in the fireplace, and the smoke draws correctly out of the chimney and no smoke leaks out of the chimney breast, then there is no need to install a flue liner. I always thought that it was safer to install a flue liner in case the chimney is cracked or the feathers are damaged in any way, and it would make the stove burn better and cleaner. What should we do?

Cheers,
Foxy

 

[muggles]

Sounds like you've already made the decision - if you want a flue liner, have one installed, it will deal with any concerns about the state of your current chimney

 

[Nige F]

Open grate = probably no liner . Stove = Definitely a lined chimney of some description