How is everyone here liking (or disliking) their VC Merrimacks; You too "therealdbeau". I'm considering getting one in the next month or two, but am doing my research now. Right now, it is between the Merrimack and a Fireplace Xtraordinair. I've just read so many poor reviews about the VC in the past 10 years that I'm a little reticent on going that route. I'm also wondering if it is more a function of the installer than it is the actual product.
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How is everyone here liking (or disliking) their VC Merrimacks; You too "therealdbeau". I'm considering getting one in the next month or two, but am doing my research now. Right now, it is between the Merrimack and a Fireplace Xtraordinair. I've just read so many poor reviews about the VC in the past 10 years that I'm a little reticent on going that route. I'm also wondering if it is more a function of the installer than it is the actual product.
therealdbeau
Burning Hunk
Just now came across your post from a few months ago...
Did you end up with a Merrimack? I'd so, how do you like it?
![[Hearth.com] Vermont Castings Merrimack](/talk/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20191216%2F875a5c8bccdbb3646179210e9c27cbfa.jpg&hash=9f5460ef76c145ae95423a33fe10680d "[Hearth.com] Vermont Castings Merrimack")
Nope. I actually ended up getting the FPX Large Flush insert. Love it. Overnight burn times are not as long as they advertise, but long enough. Tremendous amount of heat put out by this thing. Got our house up to about 80F while it was 25F outside; This was with the insert alone.
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therealdbeau
Burning Hunk
I may have gone with that one too if my dealer was offering it at the time I got mine. Looks great.
I'm surprised that it advertises the same burn times as the Merrimack when the Large Flush Insert is a catalytic stove while the Merrimack is just you regular old secondary reburn style.
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