First time poster, long time reader from Cincinnati, Ohio area. Bought a house that had an old pre-fab/zero clearance unit and finally upgraded to the Montecito EPA wood burning fireplace from Astria. Demo/install took place this past February, so this is the first full year of use. Appx. 1500 sq. ft. on the upper level, with a bedroom/bath/man cave in the basement. Will be tricky to see how i can move the air downstairs, as I didn’t opt for the duct air kit.
A few pics of the process and current look:
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A few pics of the process and current look:
![High Efficiency Zero Clearance Unit High Efficiency Zero Clearance Unit](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/250/250349-5ad5ec294e6dd917dc28e6dc6ba97e53.jpg)
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