T5 Insert Installed & Fired up:

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wjb111

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Oct 31, 2011
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Finally got the insert installed today. :cheese: The owner of the place I bought it did the install himself along with his helper. Top Notch guys. I have a cape cod style house with a nasty roof pitch. Brian gets on the roof, straddles the peak over to the chimney & poof, he his sitting on the chimney. NO WAY !!! That's why I let the professionals do it. Basically a seamless install without any snags. Maybe 2.5 hours. It looks fantastic. I've had her fired up for about 3.5 hours now & lovin it. I will close the air flow down tonight before bed & see how things look in the morning. I don't want to get too crazy the first night. I definitly need to get a thermometer. I guess the question is where to put it?
Here are a few pics. It looks like my cell phone camera doesn't show the color real well but it is the brown porcelin finish.
 

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What a beaut. I always liked that finish.
 
Very nice indeed. Really like the looks of the enamel... I was just laughing looking at
your fireplace doors...exactly like the ones I took down to put my insert in...ha

Let me know when you find a place to put a Thermometer...I even asked an got no
answer on here. Even using a IR isnt handy.
 
Nice looking insert. You are going to love the warmth this stove is going to through out into your house. You're going to ask is this the same fireplace we had before installing an insert?

Put the thermometer between the opening where the air blower sends the air out of your stove. See mine as a reference. You will need a small flashlight to shine in there to see it.
 

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stejus said:
Nice looking insert. You are going to love the warmth this stove is going to through out into your house. You're going to ask is this the same fireplace we had before installing an insert?

Put the thermometer between the opening where the air blower sends the air out of your stove. See mine as a reference. You will need a small flashlight to shine in there to see it.

How hard is it to see? I would like to have one as a quick reference.

What type did you chose? Condar/Rutland/other....
 
Shadow&Flame; said:
stejus said:
Nice looking insert. You are going to love the warmth this stove is going to through out into your house. You're going to ask is this the same fireplace we had before installing an insert?

Put the thermometer between the opening where the air blower sends the air out of your stove. See mine as a reference. You will need a small flashlight to shine in there to see it.

How hard is it to see? I would like to have one as a quick reference.

What type did you chose? Condar/Rutland/other....

It's very easy to see when you shine a light on it. I use the two pins that stick up on the thermometer as a reference.

Edit - I have the Rutland
 
Is that a flex liner sticking out of your chimney?
 
wjb111 said:
Finally got the insert installed today. :cheese: The owner of the place I bought it did the install himself along with his helper. Top Notch guys. I have a cape cod style house with a nasty roof pitch. Brian gets on the roof, straddles the peak over to the chimney & poof, he his sitting on the chimney. NO WAY !!! That's why I let the professionals do it. Basically a seamless install without any snags. Maybe 2.5 hours. It looks fantastic. I've had her fired up for about 3.5 hours now & lovin it. I will close the air flow down tonight before bed & see how things look in the morning. I don't want to get too crazy the first night. I definitly need to get a thermometer. I guess the question is where to put it?
Here are a few pics. It looks like my cell phone camera doesn't show the color real well but it is the brown porcelin finish.

Beauty - jealous that yours is up and running, real jealous, good stuff!
 
Have you figured out how you are going to clean that chimney? Man, that's a tall one. :)
 
Nice looking unit, welcome!
 
Wow, very nice and shiny. Thanks for the pics!
 
albertj03 said:
Is that a flex liner sticking out of your chimney?


Yes but still during the install. Spider man wasn't on the roof at that time. He cut the excess liner & installed a chimney cap.
 
mellow said:
Good looking install, I am sure the flex sticking out of the chimney is during the install, just no installer in the picture (probably getting it through the damper area when pic was taken).

Looks like a sooteater is going to be your next purchase for bottom up cleaning.

I don't see myself climbing on the roof or up a ladder that high for the chimney cleaning.

I'm not familiar with a sooteater. Clue me in. :eek:hh:

By the way, it's not a straight up shot. The installer had to use a 30 degree elboe. The flue must be offset to one side of the chimney & needed the elboe to get to the top of the insert.

Thanks for the compliments... :)
 
Congrats that is one gorgeous insert! I have been very happy with my T-5 so far and it can pump out some heat!

Ray
 
stejus said:
Shadow&Flame; said:
stejus said:
Nice looking insert. You are going to love the warmth this stove is going to through out into your house. You're going to ask is this the same fireplace we had before installing an insert?

Put the thermometer between the opening where the air blower sends the air out of your stove. See mine as a reference. You will need a small flashlight to shine in there to see it.

How hard is it to see? I would like to have one as a quick reference.

What type did you chose? Condar/Rutland/other....

It's very easy to see when you shine a light on it. I use the two pins that stick up on the thermometer as a reference.

Edit - I have the Rutland
I have my thermometer in a similar place on my Hampton H200. Seems to work well. How do you like your HI300? As much as I like my little H200 free standing, I am thinking about replacing my old insert with a Hampton. Sorry, I don't want to hijack the thread, the T5 is a great looking stove, just wondered.
 
Just an update on the T5 insert. Well it's been a few days now since the install & couldn't be happier. I have had it burning all but 1 day since Monday. The draft seems to be good, with very minimal to no smoke rolling out when the door is opened. To my surprise the window stays VERY clean even with the air shut almost down at bedtime & when we are gone. The challenge is getting the heat moving through out the house. Being a mid 70's built house the floor plan isn't really an open one. Once the insert was running a good 24 hours things seem to warm up in the other rooms. I'm using the T5 blowers and floor fan to help move the air upstairs. I still need to try the blower on the furnace to see if that will help.

All is good with the T5 performance & we are staying toasty warm. :coolsmile:
 
wjb111 said:
Just an update on the T5 insert. Well it's been a few days now since the install & couldn't be happier. I have had it burning all but 1 day since Monday. The draft seems to be good, with very minimal to no smoke rolling out when the door is opened. To my surprise the window stays VERY clean even with the air shut almost down at bedtime & when we are gone. The challenge is getting the heat moving through out the house. Being a mid 70's built house the floor plan isn't really an open one. Once the insert was running a good 24 hours things seem to warm up in the other rooms. I'm using the T5 blowers and floor fan to help move the air upstairs. I still need to try the blower on the furnace to see if that will help.

All is good with the T5 performance & we are staying toasty warm. :coolsmile:

I am about to fire up my T5 - where did you end up putting the thermometer?
 
cowtown,

I still haven't got a thermometer. In fact I was at Home Depot this morning looking at a $10 Rutland but didn't get it. :eek:hh: I guess I'm stuck on what thermometer to get & seems a bit difficult to see it where it needs to be placed.
Also I still need a hearth extension since I have maybe 8-10" from the front of the insert on my existing hearth. So far no strays making to the hearth or carpet.

Let me know how things go with yours & the thermometer location.
 
wjb111 said:
cowtown,

I still haven't got a thermometer. In fact I was at Home Depot this morning looking at a $10 Rutland but didn't get it. :eek:hh: I guess I'm stuck on what thermometer to get & seems a bit difficult to see it where it needs to be placed.
Also I still need a hearth extension since I have maybe 8-10" from the front of the insert on my existing hearth. So far no strays making to the hearth or carpet.

Let me know how things go with yours & the thermometer location.

"Difficult to see it where it needs to be placed" - no kidding, that is why i asked you ;).

i am going to pepper you with questions - i have my first break in fire going right now.

When did you start closing the air down? 15 min mark?

At what time did you get it all the way to "L" 30 min mark?

Did your blower come on automatically during the break in fire?

thanks


Dan
 
I would estimate maybe 30 minutes before I started to close the air back. Once the kindling was burning, I put a couple smaller size splits on them. Once the splits got to an "established fire," I backed off on the air. I guess its somewhat of a learning curve. I had a free standing wood stove in our prior house so I somewhat had a feel for the air needed. Its been 14 years since we lived there so between that and the new high efficiency insert its another learning curve for me.

I used the over ride on the blower thermostat because it took a while before it wanted to start.

My dealer / installer claims it does not need a break in fire because its a steel firebox. He says an iron fire box needs a break in fire.

Keep me in tune.
 
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