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Venting Steam Boiler through side of house
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harveys
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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?
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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.0 -
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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.0
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