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  1. B

    Brick removal advice for chimney liner install

    I’ve learned so much in this forum and have finally started my install. I’ll be putting a Morso 7110 in a somewhat narrow existing fireplace and lining the masonry and clay chimney with pre-insulated rigid oval Duraliner. My fireplace tapers to a narrow throat, so I need to remove a brick or...
  2. S

    DVL/Duraplus Chimney Installation retrofit for attic

    Hoping for some advice modifying my wood stove stove pipe/chimney installation! I have an existing install in a room with a "cathedral" ceiling. DVL (double-wall) goes from the wood stove to a ceiling support box (like this) near the peak of the roof, where it transitions to DuraPlus...
  3. U

    nashua nfp-2 install!

    Hello! New member here! I grew up from basically birth all the way until I was 19 years old, using and familiarizing myself in the use of the family wood stove. Now that was 15 years ago and I fondly remember the days of stoking and chopping. However, I was not born prior to the stoves...
  4. R

    2 solid fuel - 1 flue, need insight.

    Hey everyone, I recently purchased my first home, and the woodstove/pellet stove was an as-is situation. The inspector did tell me they cannot be vented into the same flue prior to the purchase but this wasnt a deal breaker for me. I am trying to figure out a way i can make this legal/up to...
  5. O

    Questions on EPA ZC Fireplace installation options, safety, feasibility, etc.

    Hello All, I posted on here a few months ago with questions about an installation of a wood burning insert into an old (circa 1979) Majestic 36A ZC fireplace, which is currently housing a FPX gas insert. After scraping that idea (couldn't get comfortable with the safety of stuffing a 300 pound...
  6. C

    Reducing clearance to combustibles on overhead.

    Good Evening, Hopefully some of you pros and vets can help me solve my issue. Recently ripped out a pre-fab fireplace (because it was useless) out of a wood framed wall, with stone masonry on the exterior (for the effect of a stone masonry fireplace). I'm looking to install a PE Summit Classic...
  7. D

    New stove in Old house

    Hi There, hoping for some help on a woodstove install in an old stone house we just bought. The previous owner had an indoor stove, and had to take it out per his insurance company's request, he said it was because the UL sticker on the stove was too damaged to read. He installed an outdoor...
  8. N

    Moving a stove and installing a flue liner

    I moved last year to a house in southern Vermont. The house came with a woodstove with a suboptimal installation. The stove itself (a old Vermont Castings Resolute III) is in good shape, but the exhaust goes through a wall as Class A pipe, makes a right angle bend, and then enters the outside...
  9. Whirled Peas

    New install hearth mount plans for input

    Hi all, Long time reader, first time poster. I (think) know the drill. :) I am looking to install a second stove in my some-what leaky, 225 y/o, 1600 sq-ft Vermont home. The house was largely remodeled in the early 1980s (new insulation, storm windows, some air sealing, etc). This fireplace...
  10. C

    8" duravent to dvl/double wall stove pipe install....

    hey! i'm stuck on my chimney install and after a few days waiting for tech support to get back to me, it's now the weekend and i don't expect they'll be calling back on a Saturday. has anyone here made the transition from chimney pipe to double wall stove pipe? the "finishing collar w/adapter"...
  11. JoplinPreacher

    New Install - Napoleon 1402

    Hey all! I appreciate all of the helpful information on this forum. In September, I bought a used Napoleon 1402. This weekend, I finally got it installed. Put a liner from the stove to the the roof, but I had a hard time connecting the liner to the stove. My fireplace seems to have two lintels -...
  12. E

    Cost of Liner Installation?

    Hey y’all I posted here last week about HOW to install a liner into my narrow chimney flue. I ended up deciding that hiring a professional would be best... yesterday the guy cams out and measured everything and gave me this quote for 26’ of chimney: 1- Homesaver 7” 304 SS liner (oval flex) 1-...
  13. J

    New install questions

    few questions on my new install setup. I have a summers heat 2200sqft stove. I'm doing a corner install set on 45 (see photos) planning to come off the stove with the small adapter, into a 45 to kick me to the wall and then a 3' piece through a thimble to get outside with an end cap. The stove...
  14. nhtreehouse

    Wood Framing Between Tank and Foam Insulation?

    Hi All, I've been lurking around for a while, and am working on installing a wood/pellet boiler system in an outbuilding. It's all coming along quite well, and I'll post an install thread once I get it up and running. I've converted a propane tank and have insulated between the tank and the...
  15. M

    Installers damaged hardwood floor, what are my options?

    I would greatly appreciate any opinions on what’s the normal plan here. We have a heritage house, built in 1913 with original old growth Fir floors. Obviously the floors have a wonderful patina and were a huge feature when we bought the house. We have had a woodstove installed. And during the...
  16. Johnald32

    New Kozy Heat Z42 Install (Thanks Hearth.com!)

    This is my first post to Hearth.com. We just had our new Kozy Heat Z42CD ZC fireplace installed, and I figured I'd post some pictures and info for the benefit of the group. We had it installed to replace a prefab junk ZC fireplace (not sure the brand - possibly a Heatilator) I think I've read...
    • Johnald32
    • Thread
    • install kozy heat z42 zero clearance
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Kozy
  17. WoodyIsGoody

    Received bid for new stove

    My ski cabin is a 45 minute drive from the nearest population center and only has baseboard heat and a stove that needs new firebrick and some welding to fix sagging firebrick supports so I'm looking at new stoves. There is 13' of 6" single wall pipe rising straight to the ceiling where it...
  18. G

    Install Questions

    Hi all, I ordered a Vermont Castings Merrimack and double checked all dimensions and clearances before purchasing. I'm having a handyman who has done quite a bit of quality work on our home do the install. I just want to make sure I know enough about the install myself to make sure he is...
  19. W

    Need Help! I am stuck in smokes!

    Hi, I am new to wood stoves, so I am reaching out to the experts for help. I recently purchased Woodstock Soapstone Absolute Steel stove. Unfortunately the stove / setup is not working well and I do not know what the issue is... The issue: When I try to burn paper in the stove, it burns well...
  20. 19glendale

    Century S244 install in fireplace

    It was a lot of planning and work...Liner 2 by 19glendale posted Oct 28, 2016 at 8:14 PMLiner 1 by 19glendale posted Oct 28, 2016 at 8:14 PM5 by 19glendale posted Oct 28, 2016 at 9:58 PM6 by 19glendale posted Oct 28, 2016 at 9:58 PM7 by 19glendale posted Oct 28, 2016 at 9:58 PM8 by 19glendale...
  21. M

    Side Clearance - Jotul C450

    New to the site- and I have been scouring this forum for weeks now, and have found a ton of useful info. Hoping you guys can help with this, first a little background information. Just picked up a sweet deal on an '08 Jotul C450 for $500! it was used minimally and is going to provide my oil...
    • maine er
    • Thread
    • clearance clearance to combustibles install installation jotul
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Jotul
  22. drstorm

    New Blaze King Chinook 30 install with pics.

    . Hello everyone.I have previously posted a few questions already leading up to my purchase and installation,but this is my first in-depth post. We just got back from our family vacation and had the BK installed while we were away.The Chinook 30 is just as attractive installed as any of the...
    • drstorm
    • Thread
    • blaze king blaze king looks awesome chinook 30 install pearl red sides
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Blaze King
  23. MisterFixIT

    Anatomy of an O.A.K. Install

    After 8 years of burning wood and putting in a new wood stove I have finally gotten tired of having cold feet. The wood stove sucks in air from all the cracks around the windows in the back rooms and it tumbles down the wall to the floor and races across the floor down the hallway before...
  24. G

    Can I do this on my own?

    Howdy folks! I've had an itching to have a secondary heat source in my home for the last while, but couldn't get past the sticker shock from my local stove installer. So, I just picked up what I think is a craigslist gem, but I have no idea where to go from here. It is an Avalon Rainier insert...
  25. P

    Installing Wood stove into fireplace with an existing stainless steel liner

    Hello, The masonry fireplace in our home already has the required stainless steel liner, needed for a wood stove or insert. Our home is roughly 1300 square feet, and the living room where the stove would be is small. So we are looking for a small stove that will fit nicely within our fireplace...
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