Hi all,
My name is Tim from CT and I've been lurking in your informative forum for a week or so as I've been in the market for a woodburning insert and checking out the local shops and doing as much research as I can. Thanks for all of your great insight and knowledge.
I'd greatly appreciate any advice that you all could give: I'm looking to heat the middle main room of my house (approx 1000 sq ft-12 foot ceiling, + bedroom up 4 stairs as it's a split-level colonial) using an insert in my existing masonry fireplace (freestanding stove is not an option due to my mantle). Any thoughts between Hampton Hi300 vs Pacific Energy Super Insert? Both are around 70-75,000 BTU's. Pacific is steel, while Hampton is cast iron. Pacific is about $300-400 less. To my untrained eye, the Hampton unit seems maybe a bit better quality (at least with the door latch/hinges, tubes inside stove but not sure if there is a $300 difference. Any thoughts on either would be greatly appreciated.
Also, do these things really kick out a really noticeable amount of heat and make a real difference in your oil/heating bill after a season?
Thanks for your time and be well,
Tim
My name is Tim from CT and I've been lurking in your informative forum for a week or so as I've been in the market for a woodburning insert and checking out the local shops and doing as much research as I can. Thanks for all of your great insight and knowledge.
I'd greatly appreciate any advice that you all could give: I'm looking to heat the middle main room of my house (approx 1000 sq ft-12 foot ceiling, + bedroom up 4 stairs as it's a split-level colonial) using an insert in my existing masonry fireplace (freestanding stove is not an option due to my mantle). Any thoughts between Hampton Hi300 vs Pacific Energy Super Insert? Both are around 70-75,000 BTU's. Pacific is steel, while Hampton is cast iron. Pacific is about $300-400 less. To my untrained eye, the Hampton unit seems maybe a bit better quality (at least with the door latch/hinges, tubes inside stove but not sure if there is a $300 difference. Any thoughts on either would be greatly appreciated.
Also, do these things really kick out a really noticeable amount of heat and make a real difference in your oil/heating bill after a season?
Thanks for your time and be well,
Tim