The installers just finished installing my new Harman P43. Stove Keepers from Brookline, NH sold the stove and performed the installation. Overall I'm pretty happy with my experience with them. I wish they had performed a draft test before leaving, but I forgot to ask about that. I did ask various questions and had them walk me through the test cycle, startup and such. The whole process started about six months ago, and the forum has been an invaluable source of information.
Sorry I don't have any before pictures. I plan to swap out the hearth pad with a piece of slate soon. Stove Keepers extended the thimble hole so that I can adjust it a bit vertically if needed. Unfortunately the vertical chimney rise was going to cost me another $500 or so, so I opted to skip that for now. Someone else on the forum mentioned building a battery backup + relay system to allow the fan to go into a shutdown mode should the power fail. This may be a good way to workaround the lack of draft pipe?
The pets, keeping a safe distance, are currently performing a risk assessment of the stove.
items to purchase:
- surge protector
- ash vacuum
- metal ash bin
- paint brush
- chimney cleaner
Sorry I don't have any before pictures. I plan to swap out the hearth pad with a piece of slate soon. Stove Keepers extended the thimble hole so that I can adjust it a bit vertically if needed. Unfortunately the vertical chimney rise was going to cost me another $500 or so, so I opted to skip that for now. Someone else on the forum mentioned building a battery backup + relay system to allow the fan to go into a shutdown mode should the power fail. This may be a good way to workaround the lack of draft pipe?
The pets, keeping a safe distance, are currently performing a risk assessment of the stove.
items to purchase:
- surge protector
- ash vacuum
- metal ash bin
- paint brush
- chimney cleaner