Nervous!

The first call I made was to the insurance co. The woman said no problem as long as the stove wasn't my 'main source of heat'. Nothing was said about an inspection. Go figure. :-/

I think I am suffering from TMI (too much information) at the moment and I need to digest what's been said so far. Thanks for the links but coal is out of the question...so are pellets, corn, cow patties and other 'stuff'. It's wood or nothing because wood can be gathered for free, if need be.

Here is a plan of my house. The 'X' in the circle is where I want to put the stove. I have 9' ceilings and a full attic over the front bedroom, the 'living room', 'dining room' and kitchen. The two front rooms are finished, the room over the dining room has a floor and wall insulation and the room over the kitchen has only floor insulation. I have a metal roof. The front of the house faces east.
Suggestions are welcomed. :coolsmile:

Okay...update.
I had a professional mason look at the wall last night and he said to cut away the sheetrock around the flue opening to expose the brick/masonry behind. Other than that he saw no problem with my set-up.
The chimney 'inspector' is supposed to come by today to clean out the kitchen chimney. I'll also get his approval on the other chimney.
Sooo, I think I'm sticking with my previous decision.

For the record, I’ve been doing some extra-serious thinking about this tonight and I’ve made a decision…
For now, I’m going to keep this stove, pipe and accessories, store it in the back room and save it for an emergency situation. Should I need to use it, I’ll take the advice offered here regarding safe set up and installation. It’s small, light weight and relatively easy to handle and if installed properly, I think it will be safe for what I’ll use it for. If I decide to use one permanantly, I’ll invest in a bigger and better one.

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I realize I don't have the 'best' stove and set-up consitions but, for emergency use only', I think it'll do just fine.
Heck, it was good enough for my grandparents for 50 years, it should be good enough for me on an emergency basis.

I'll sure hate to get that new chimney dirty, though!
Thanks for all the advice and if my house should burn down because of this stove, I give you permission to say: I Told You So.

Touche'

Hi cigarman!

I've spoken to a few other 'locals' who said they have used one like this or know someone who has and they said it 'worked' just fine. I think as long as the proper precautions are taken care of, it will work just fine...for an emergency situation.
If I were to decide to use one on a daily basis, I would upgrade.
Good luck and let ME know when you fire it up how you like it. I'll do the same....I'm hoping I won't have to use it though 'cause that'll mean I'm in the middle of an emergency situation!