Rustlestiltskin Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I'm looking for a good efficient fireplace insert wood stove. Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=wood++burners&hl=en&cid=825384683477064982&ei=_5-rTNDLH6WqMvugjagN&sa=title&ved=0CFIQ8wIwBzgA#p If anybody knows some good places that sell these for reasonable prices let me know. thanks, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 I am also curious. Our fireplace has an insert (installed when the house was built), but not a wood-stove varient. With last years $400+ electric bills, and free access to wood, I'm a bit curious about this as well. Also wonder how hard they are to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 My BIL has an insert, I will ask him about them next time we talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted98gst Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Great post, I am very interested too. Our bills for heat sucked last year so willing to try something new. Do you just pull the fire place parts out and place the stove inside? Does it have some type of electric blower ? Id like to know more , thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 my future parents in law have a coal pellet stove. It is very efficient and doesn't stink like wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Our propane costs were crazy before we got our wood stove. I would definitely check out Jotul. They make stoves (I have a firelight 600) and inserts. If you go look at them in person you will see that the cast iron Jotuls are seriously higher quality than the competition's sheet metal units. Sally's Hearth in Pataskala installed ours. Aspen Fireplace on Sinclair also carries them and does installs. We went from using a tank of propane (filled to 85% each month to only using about 60% of the tank all winter...and our house is about 5000 sq. ft. When considering the cost...don't forget the tax saving opportunity the year you install it! Of course...you'll need to learn the ins and outs of firewood. We cut, split and dry our own after trying to deal with all the rip-off firewood sellers. Every single seller I have dealt with in central Ohio has tried to sell me less than HALF a cord calling it a full cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 So uh.. do you have to build a chimney or something if you don't already have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 you don't have to already have a chimney. Here's a good link to the requirements... http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/installing_a_woodstove here is the tax break info I mentioned plus other helpful info from the good ol' EPA... http://www.epa.gov/burnwise/appliances.html Sorry...I'm quite enthusiastic about my stove...saves me a bundle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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