Trying to decide on a flush-ish insert, or at least one with more modern simple lines rather than the traditional look. Slightly limited by the existing masonry fireplace depth, which is 18 3/8" at the bottom 17 5/8" at 20" up, I have plenty of width and height however 35"x25.5". My chimney is located in the interior of the house.
This means the Sirocco might not fit, but perhaps is possible if it extends onto the hearth a little more. Has anyone furred out a Sirocco? Or could I have the taper at the back of the firebox decreased?
The Morso and Neo 1.6 would fit better, but offer much smaller fireboxes. This would be our first year wood burning, in a mild climate. Insert located in the living room of a 70's split entry (1300sq ft per floor), open concept. Intention is to reduce oil furnace cost in the short term and supplement a future heat pump in the long term.
Trying to determine if secondary burn or Catalytic would be better for out mild climate with access to mainly softwoods such as doug fir. Also a little concerned the catalytic will be more picky with wood, I plan to use as dry as I can, but there may be a learning curve and time lag to get a stock pile. We are also limited in storage on our suburban lot.
Haven't had quotes yet (they are set up) but I assume the Morso and Sirocco are about equal and the Neo is quite a bit cheaper. The Morso has a much larger view area (20x11) compared to the Neo(15.5x9.5) and the Sirocco is the largest at 24x12.
The Morso doesn't have a fan, and Neo apparently can run without the fan on as the fans are on the side, which is nice at the insert is in the living room. The Morso has cast iron fins I think would apparently provide good convection?
Haven't seen a Neo in the flesh and didn't think to look close enough at the Morso, does anyone know how deep the ash lip is on these two(think that is the correct term). Eg past the door how much of lip is there to keep a bed of ash?
My existing hearth is 18" and raised 11.5". Would it be possible to install the Neo or Morso slightly inset so the door opening so that I can meet the 18" of required hearth extension without having to put a steel plate on the floor in front of the hearth. It isn't the ideal look at the hearth is 10' long so the steel would only cover a portion of the floor in front of it.
An additional problem is that my municipality may require make up air, even though my house is older! Any ideas that are nicer than putting one of those vents in a wall near the stove? I'm reluctant to put an extra air leak in my house, plus the vent doesn't look great in the living room wall. There is an air door in the firebox, the routes to the basement, is it possible to put a duct down there to route through the rim joist? Looks like the Morso is a bit more sealed in regards to outside air? Which may be more efficient?
Phew, that was a lot! Thanks for reading!
P.S. Looked at the Lopi medium hybrid-fyre but is is $1600 more than the Sirocco!
This means the Sirocco might not fit, but perhaps is possible if it extends onto the hearth a little more. Has anyone furred out a Sirocco? Or could I have the taper at the back of the firebox decreased?
The Morso and Neo 1.6 would fit better, but offer much smaller fireboxes. This would be our first year wood burning, in a mild climate. Insert located in the living room of a 70's split entry (1300sq ft per floor), open concept. Intention is to reduce oil furnace cost in the short term and supplement a future heat pump in the long term.
Trying to determine if secondary burn or Catalytic would be better for out mild climate with access to mainly softwoods such as doug fir. Also a little concerned the catalytic will be more picky with wood, I plan to use as dry as I can, but there may be a learning curve and time lag to get a stock pile. We are also limited in storage on our suburban lot.
Haven't had quotes yet (they are set up) but I assume the Morso and Sirocco are about equal and the Neo is quite a bit cheaper. The Morso has a much larger view area (20x11) compared to the Neo(15.5x9.5) and the Sirocco is the largest at 24x12.
The Morso doesn't have a fan, and Neo apparently can run without the fan on as the fans are on the side, which is nice at the insert is in the living room. The Morso has cast iron fins I think would apparently provide good convection?
Haven't seen a Neo in the flesh and didn't think to look close enough at the Morso, does anyone know how deep the ash lip is on these two(think that is the correct term). Eg past the door how much of lip is there to keep a bed of ash?
My existing hearth is 18" and raised 11.5". Would it be possible to install the Neo or Morso slightly inset so the door opening so that I can meet the 18" of required hearth extension without having to put a steel plate on the floor in front of the hearth. It isn't the ideal look at the hearth is 10' long so the steel would only cover a portion of the floor in front of it.
An additional problem is that my municipality may require make up air, even though my house is older! Any ideas that are nicer than putting one of those vents in a wall near the stove? I'm reluctant to put an extra air leak in my house, plus the vent doesn't look great in the living room wall. There is an air door in the firebox, the routes to the basement, is it possible to put a duct down there to route through the rim joist? Looks like the Morso is a bit more sealed in regards to outside air? Which may be more efficient?
Phew, that was a lot! Thanks for reading!
P.S. Looked at the Lopi medium hybrid-fyre but is is $1600 more than the Sirocco!
. How about cat vs non cat for mild climate supplemental heat?
