Venting Steam Boiler through side of house

harveys

I am renovating an 1870's brick home with an oil fired steam boiler venting through an unlined chimney.  I wanted to line the chimney for safety reasons but have been told by an experienced chimney mason that an 8" liner cannot be placed in the existing chimney.  I am prepared to replace the 50+ year old existing boiler with a modern gas or oil steam boiler but I can't figure out how to exhaust the burner short of rebuilding the entire chimney.  Is there anyway to exhaust a steam boiler out the sidewall of a basement?  If so is this method safe and reliable?

thanks.

KevinCorr

size on new boiler

I suspect that the new boiler will have a smaller vent size and would easily go up through the existing chimney.

nicholas bonham-carter

oval chimney liner

would this work?--nbc

http://www.chimneylinerinc.com/ovalchimneylinerkit.htm

Al Letellier_21

steam boiler venting

I tend to go with the other posts and tell you to check every way possible to vent into the chimney, but you can side wall vent almost any boiler with a power venter as long as you can meet clearances required by code and the manufacturer.