oper8orAF t1_ir17mn2 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:22 PM

I would highly suggest you clean/inspect your chimney before lighting a fire. Read the Monadnock shopper, check local facebook pages, craigslist. Treehuggers would be my last option based on price. What model of furnace do you have?

Dave___Hester OP t1_ir19yq7 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:36 PM

No doubt, definitely plan on getting everything looked at since I'm new to all of this like I mentioned. From what I can tell, the furnace is a Hotblast 1400.

While we're on the subject, do you have any recommendations on who can perform an inspection on something like this?

oper8orAF t1_ir2lxd0 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Chimney Cricket in Richmond, Black Moose Chimney in Antrim had good experiences with both and so have friends and family. You can do an initial inspection yourself. If you can’t climb on the roof and look down with a flashlight, I use one of my wifes old makeup mirrors and tied in on a stick, then stuck it in through the thimble. If you have a stainless liner in there you’re “most likely” fine to burn. If you have a masonry liner and see any cracks or deformation I would definitely get a professional opinion. I just finished installing a stainless liner in my stove flue last week and installed an England Stove Works 28-4000. After an hour of burn time and only 1 duct connected to the blower my first floor was at 88 degrees.

Dave___Hester OP t1_ir2mza5 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:43 PM

Thanks for the info!

-RYknow t1_ir2giof wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:01 PM

We used Chimney savers. They did a nice job, and the guys that came to do the work where nice, and they cleaned up nicely when they were done. No real complaints.

https://www.chimneysaversvt.com/

Dave___Hester OP t1_ir2jyi2 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 9:23 PM

Thanks, I'll check them out.