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    Looking for wood insert with rear exhaust vent

    Hello, I'm new here and I really appreciate this excellent forum! I'm looking to replace an old hearth mounted top-loading wood stove with a wood insert, into a somewhat challenging 1940s stone fireplace. The fireplace opening is 27" high and roughly 26" wide and 27" deep. The tricky part is...
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    Bought a used napoleon wood insert. How do i install it?

    Hello, I found this forum by doing lots of searching. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction or provide some tips. Bought a used 1402, wanted to install it. 1. Heard you need to clean the chimney. 2. Order correct size flexible stainless steel liner. Planning to order a kit...
  3. ReyPescador

    Wood Burning Insert advice

    Hey everyone, I'm looking at putting in a wood burning into our living room. I was ready to buy a 2008 Lopi Flush Mount on Facebook Marketplace, but I wanted to talk with a professional first. I went to our local store, and the salesman at the place I went strongly suggested against it, arguing...
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    Wood Insert in Peninsula fireplace

    Hi all, I am new here. I have been trying to learn as much as possible but still seem unable to find the right answer. Most retailers want to sell what they have in stock or what they guess you can afford, and they are not so open to answer questions. What we need is to insert a wood...
  5. Zackus

    Need info on old Grizzly Insert

    Howdy folks I bought my house last year and it came with an Old Grizzly wood insert(I'll add photos at the end). My wife and I had the chimney cleaned last year and ran 8 face cord ( we use face cords in Wny) thru it everything ran fairly smoothly I definitely wasn't maximizing my heat output to...
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    Osburn 2400 or Quadrafire 5100i

    Hey Y’all- new here and looking forward to discussions! Went to my local dealer and looked at the Quadrafire 5100i and fell in love with it. When I got home did a little more research and came across the Osburn 2400 which seems to burn hotter, have a bigger box and cost less. So what am I...
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    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...
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    Gasket on a Regency R14

    I recently got an old regency r14 from a neighbor, and installed it. Lit the first fire, only to notice that the door is not flush against the stove. Is that a gasket replacement im looking at? I notice the back of the door has a groove where it looks like it should go, and there isn't...
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    Englander NCI or Regency I2400

    Not sure this is apples to apples, but I am trying to decide between the Englander wood insert or the regency I2400. The concern is the size of the firebox and whether it will provide enough heat. It looks like the regency firebox is about a third bigger. Also the regency seems to have a...