Well guys (and gals)...looks like my quest for getting the stove up and running within the next couple weeks has been put on hold until further notice...my wife noticed a drip on the windshield of the car while it was parked in the carport...after getting up there and tearing into I find we have a roof leak...so I go on the roof to do some inspecting only to find the addition that was added in 94 has shingles that are literally crumbling and the chimney flashing is in bad shape and needs to be redone...so three quotes later looks like I will get an $8500 roof over having a liner put in...you know what they say...when it rains it pours...maybe next year...
I might go ahead and pull the old insert and get everything ready for a new stove insert over the summer...I think I could put the new liner in and insulate it after watching the videos so that should save some money...now the question is would you guys replace it with a wood stove or a pellet stove since I am starting from a clean slate...btw...the chimney flue and screen/cap have zero creosote in them...all the roofers looked in and said it was clean as a whistle...more than likely it was cleaned after her grandparents used it and they never used it again...her grandmother said they may have burned 15 fires total in it...
I might go ahead and pull the old insert and get everything ready for a new stove insert over the summer...I think I could put the new liner in and insulate it after watching the videos so that should save some money...now the question is would you guys replace it with a wood stove or a pellet stove since I am starting from a clean slate...btw...the chimney flue and screen/cap have zero creosote in them...all the roofers looked in and said it was clean as a whistle...more than likely it was cleaned after her grandparents used it and they never used it again...her grandmother said they may have burned 15 fires total in it...