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    Cheap, Green, & Easy

    Last year at the end of winter my natural gas forced air furnace died so I replaced it myself with a new one. BUT, while waiting for the new one to arrive and during installation I had no heat. My house did not get down to freezing but I supplemented with electric room heaters when I was home. I...
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    Wood Stove Installation

    I am looking to replace a 1960s Preway fireplace with a more efficient wood stove in a cabin in Lake Tahoe, CA. I need information on an appropriate model for an open space in a smallish A-frame home. More than this, I need to know realistic expectations for cost to install. I have received two...
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    Superior WCT6940 installation cost?

    Has anyone had a Superior's WCT6940 / Astira Montecito Estate fireplace installed? We were looking to have a fireplace installed and get the EPA tax credit. We don't have a chimney so we would need that built also. About 30 feet worth. We got a quote for 40k to include the Superior WCT6940...
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    Trying to decide...

    Can someone tell me what they think would be best. I already have a pellet stove in my basement that heats the whole house. But the garage was closed up and made into a family room before i bought my house so there is no vent for the heat from the basement coming up through the floor or wall or...
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    Question about filling 500 gal propane tank

    The propane truck comes by 2-3 times a year and fills my 500 gal tank. It is interesting that it always takes a multiple of 25 gallons. Sometimes 75, sometimes 125, and other times 150 gallons. Today it was 100. In the 6 or 7 times it has been filled, it always comes out to a multiple of 25. Is...
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    Cost of free standing stove and installation

    Hello! I am interested in purchasing a free standing wood stove for supplemental heating for our 1800 sqft. colonial style 2 story, 3 bedroom house. I had an installer come out today who quoted me for $8,500 for a Regency F2400 plus the price of the class a chimney installation. I can't do an...
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    Cost of installing a new pellet stove liner

    We had a company company inspect our chimney and liner. They mentioned the liner needed to be replaced. My questions are: 1) How much should a new liner cost with installation (a rough estimate)? I believe the liner is 4 inches in diameter and about 25 feet tall. I see whole kits going for...