I really want to replace my old squire/buck smoke dragon insert in my fireplace. I want to take advantage of the credit but I cant afford to spend 3K on a new stove and a chimney liner before the end of the year.
What Company's should I be looking at? If its not possible to find a nice EPA insert with a window in that price range I would consider doing a stand alone unit half in half out of my fireplace opening. Is that advisable? The opening is I thing 26" wide and 30" tall. My hearth is not big enough to put it totally in front of the fire place.
If somebody could point me to some less expensive flexible liners I may be able to spend a little more on the stove. I have around 18 ft of chimney. All the kits I saw were around $600 but maybe I am looking at the wrong ones. I have a masonry interior wall chimney with really big tiles all the way up. I just want to put the liner in and block off top and bottom(which I can fabricate). My chimney is in great shape.
I think I want no cat-secondary burn style.
For example is this a bad idea... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200325829_200325829
What Company's should I be looking at? If its not possible to find a nice EPA insert with a window in that price range I would consider doing a stand alone unit half in half out of my fireplace opening. Is that advisable? The opening is I thing 26" wide and 30" tall. My hearth is not big enough to put it totally in front of the fire place.
If somebody could point me to some less expensive flexible liners I may be able to spend a little more on the stove. I have around 18 ft of chimney. All the kits I saw were around $600 but maybe I am looking at the wrong ones. I have a masonry interior wall chimney with really big tiles all the way up. I just want to put the liner in and block off top and bottom(which I can fabricate). My chimney is in great shape.
I think I want no cat-secondary burn style.
For example is this a bad idea... http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200325829_200325829