Wow! Am I glad to finally find you guys! I've been looking for a site like this for a while.
We have a home that was built in the early 70's. The fireplace is what I believe is a Heatform box (or something similar)in
a masonry setting. It has a metal box and the backside of the fireplace is cinder block going into an attached garage. It also has a thermostat and blower. I'd
take a pic inside but it is currently covered by shrink wrap and I hate to tear it up at this point unless you think a pic is
necessary.
It does heat the house comfortably when burning, but it burns so fast that it's not worth it to us to use as
primary heat so this winter we just covered it up.
Consequently, the main function of it at the moment is as a drain in our heating bill.
I'm just beginning my research on replacing it with an insert and was wondering, once the insert is in place, what is
usually done to weatherproof or seal the old vent/blower areas?
I'd also appreciate any ideas to seal this temporarily for the rest of this winter. This is the coldest area of the house
and I suspect the fireplace is the reason why.
We have a home that was built in the early 70's. The fireplace is what I believe is a Heatform box (or something similar)in
a masonry setting. It has a metal box and the backside of the fireplace is cinder block going into an attached garage. It also has a thermostat and blower. I'd
take a pic inside but it is currently covered by shrink wrap and I hate to tear it up at this point unless you think a pic is
necessary.
It does heat the house comfortably when burning, but it burns so fast that it's not worth it to us to use as
primary heat so this winter we just covered it up.
Consequently, the main function of it at the moment is as a drain in our heating bill.
I'm just beginning my research on replacing it with an insert and was wondering, once the insert is in place, what is
usually done to weatherproof or seal the old vent/blower areas?
I'd also appreciate any ideas to seal this temporarily for the rest of this winter. This is the coldest area of the house
and I suspect the fireplace is the reason why.