Hello,
New to forum. Spent some time on here a few weeks ago-my kind of folks.
I would like to purchase a USED fireplace insert.
-My house is 1600 square feet with an additional 800 square fot basement.
-Very well insulated: we remodeled ourselves and had 2" closed cell foam on walls of first floor (all we had space for) and apporx 5" of open cell foam on second floor (mansard) and attic.
-All new thermopane casement windows.
-my wife does not want a stove so we compromised on an insert.
-stone house, galzed tile cimney
I went to local fireplace store and they had Lopi's on display. Did more research and settled on LOPI Answer. I subsequently saw a used a used Lopi republic 1750i for sale but my wife wants to keep looking as it sticks our farther.
My questions: what other stoves are approx equal in perfomance to LOPI answer? Since I am new to this what other information do you need? What other questions should I be asking?
Ideally I would review the entire forum but my internet access is limited so I thought I would just post.
Thanks in adance for you guidance
Karl
New to forum. Spent some time on here a few weeks ago-my kind of folks.
I would like to purchase a USED fireplace insert.
-My house is 1600 square feet with an additional 800 square fot basement.
-Very well insulated: we remodeled ourselves and had 2" closed cell foam on walls of first floor (all we had space for) and apporx 5" of open cell foam on second floor (mansard) and attic.
-All new thermopane casement windows.
-my wife does not want a stove so we compromised on an insert.
-stone house, galzed tile cimney
I went to local fireplace store and they had Lopi's on display. Did more research and settled on LOPI Answer. I subsequently saw a used a used Lopi republic 1750i for sale but my wife wants to keep looking as it sticks our farther.
My questions: what other stoves are approx equal in perfomance to LOPI answer? Since I am new to this what other information do you need? What other questions should I be asking?
Ideally I would review the entire forum but my internet access is limited so I thought I would just post.
Thanks in adance for you guidance
Karl