abandoning a metal chimney

[Junkman]

I am going to discontinue use of my metal chimney, and was wondering if I can take the clean out plug out of the bottom of the chimney, and use it for plugging up the tee part of the chimney that goes into the cellar. This would leave the chimney open from top to bottom, but sealed where it enters the home. Thanks Junk

 

[shedfullatools]

Should be fine, you could just pick up another plug too...If you are sure you will never want this chimney again and its in decent shape and not an outdated system I would pull down all the pipe brackets, cap etc and put the whole system up for sale. Stuff is so damn expensive people will pay a pretty penny for good used stuff because it is still a lot cheaper than buying a whole system new....

 

[zmaxmotorsports]

Should be fine, you could just pick up another plug too...If you are sure you will never want this chimney again and its in decent shape and not an outdated system I would pull down all the pipe brackets, cap etc and put the whole system up for sale. Stuff is so damn expensive people will pay a pretty penny for good used stuff because it is still a lot cheaper than buying a whole system new....

 

[Junkman]

I would love to be able to take the chimneys down, but they are boxed in, and the box is vinyl sided. It would be more work than the 2 chimneys are worth. From memory, they are either Hart & Cooley, triple wall stainless steel, about 35 feet high. Back in 1984, the 2 cost me about $1200. One was used for the oil furnace, and the other for a wood burning furnace. I quickly learned that wood burning wasn't for me, and using about 600 - 800 gallons of oil a year, there was little savings in the wood, compared to the effort that it required. Coming home after a 10 - 12 hour day, the last thing that I wanted to do was bring wood to the furnace, and keep the fire going.

 

[shedfullatools]

Ill bite How bad is my suggestion??