We have a small fireplace - about 38" wide by 32" tall. It is some old steel insert thing from the 70s I think. I don't think there is actually masonry around it. It's like a manufactured steel fireplace. We have a large chimney pipe going up through the ceiling.
The fireplace doesn't really do a heck of a lot for heat and was thinking something like a pellet insert that takes outside combustion air would work a lot better.
I am not too familiar with pellet inserts, but assuming that since they can go through a wall to vent, we can go up the chimney pipe for cold air and also vent out of the chimney via a separate pipe (the existing chimney is huge)?
The reason I am thinking pellet over wood is because of the fact that fresh air can't be obtained without going UP (no way to go out... we are on an inside wall in a condo). Since wood seems to require a much larger pipe I didn't think that'd be possible?
Any thoughts here, to have something that is actually useful/functional.
we enjoy the fire, but it really doesn't do much for heating the place unless you sit directly in front of it and then it makes the rest of the condo cold.
The fireplace doesn't really do a heck of a lot for heat and was thinking something like a pellet insert that takes outside combustion air would work a lot better.
I am not too familiar with pellet inserts, but assuming that since they can go through a wall to vent, we can go up the chimney pipe for cold air and also vent out of the chimney via a separate pipe (the existing chimney is huge)?
The reason I am thinking pellet over wood is because of the fact that fresh air can't be obtained without going UP (no way to go out... we are on an inside wall in a condo). Since wood seems to require a much larger pipe I didn't think that'd be possible?
Any thoughts here, to have something that is actually useful/functional.
we enjoy the fire, but it really doesn't do much for heating the place unless you sit directly in front of it and then it makes the rest of the condo cold.