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Forgive my ignorance... I've always been a southern boy and have just moved to NJ. We are buying a house with a wood burning fireplace. I am wanting to put an insert in it as I can get all the free firewood I can get. I'm scared of heating oil bills and thought this would be s good way to supplement my heating.
My questions are this... BTW, I'm pretty handy so I have no doubt that I can install this correctly
1. Can I legally install the insert?
2. Do I need a pipe in the chimney if it is a brick fireplace inside and out?
3. I'm wondering if I need to go as big as I can for the space in the fireplace. It is a large home but the fireplace is on one side of the house and isn't really that open of a floor plan. Would hate to have 1 room burning up and the others cold.
Again, forgive my ignorance in this matter.... Grew up I'm South Texas and we didn't need heat!
Thanks in advance!
Tyson
Forgive my ignorance... I've always been a southern boy and have just moved to NJ. We are buying a house with a wood burning fireplace. I am wanting to put an insert in it as I can get all the free firewood I can get. I'm scared of heating oil bills and thought this would be s good way to supplement my heating.
My questions are this... BTW, I'm pretty handy so I have no doubt that I can install this correctly
1. Can I legally install the insert?
2. Do I need a pipe in the chimney if it is a brick fireplace inside and out?
3. I'm wondering if I need to go as big as I can for the space in the fireplace. It is a large home but the fireplace is on one side of the house and isn't really that open of a floor plan. Would hate to have 1 room burning up and the others cold.
Again, forgive my ignorance in this matter.... Grew up I'm South Texas and we didn't need heat!
Thanks in advance!
Tyson