Got a "supplemental heating questionare" from my insurance company today. Let me know if this is too thick and should I tone it back. To the best of my knowledge all statements are true.
Dear Madeleine:
Concerning the supplemental heating questionnaire, I just wanted to clarify a few things that were not easily conveyed on the form. We have two supplemental heating devices, a wood stove insert and pellet stove that replaced a non-epa certified stove which we were not using. Both of these units are sitting in existing brick fireplaces with their own flues. I have been burning wood since was 10 years old. We would burn 8 chords of wood in my family home when I was growing up. I know the amount of wood because I used to do most of the stacking and tending when dad was not around.
The wood stove insert (Hampton HI300) was installed into and existing open fireplace in 2009. It was purchased new from a local dealer. I used a 6" UL listed 304 stainless steel liner to line the inside of the existing chimney, per the manufactures specifications. All end attachments were listed for use with the stove and the liner. I have the necessary brushes and poles to clean this chimney 2x per year. It is cleaned once at the beginning of the heating season, and once halfway through.
We have a wing of our ranch home that is not heated by this stove. It had a very old stove that was not EPA certified, and we never used it. It came with the house when we bought it 4 years ago. We removed this stove from the hearth and installed a Lennox Montage pellet stove this past fall. We expect to burn between 1 and 2 tons of pellets because this for supplemental heat only in a 400 sq ft area. I installed a 4" stainless steel liner in this chimney (which is separate from the previously mentioned chimney) according to the manufactures recommendation. All end attachments were listed for use with the stove and the liner. The stove gets cleaned on a bi-weekly basis and the chimney liner will get brushed after the first ton of pellets are used. Both chimneys have stainless steel weather caps on them to protect them from the elements.
I will be happy to furnish pictures of the installs if that would help. All set-backs to combustibles have been meet according to manufactures specs. Our home has hardwired smoke detectors and supplemental CO detectors as well. For what it is worth I am also a licensed master electrician in the State of NH.
Sincerely,
Dear Madeleine:
Concerning the supplemental heating questionnaire, I just wanted to clarify a few things that were not easily conveyed on the form. We have two supplemental heating devices, a wood stove insert and pellet stove that replaced a non-epa certified stove which we were not using. Both of these units are sitting in existing brick fireplaces with their own flues. I have been burning wood since was 10 years old. We would burn 8 chords of wood in my family home when I was growing up. I know the amount of wood because I used to do most of the stacking and tending when dad was not around.
The wood stove insert (Hampton HI300) was installed into and existing open fireplace in 2009. It was purchased new from a local dealer. I used a 6" UL listed 304 stainless steel liner to line the inside of the existing chimney, per the manufactures specifications. All end attachments were listed for use with the stove and the liner. I have the necessary brushes and poles to clean this chimney 2x per year. It is cleaned once at the beginning of the heating season, and once halfway through.
We have a wing of our ranch home that is not heated by this stove. It had a very old stove that was not EPA certified, and we never used it. It came with the house when we bought it 4 years ago. We removed this stove from the hearth and installed a Lennox Montage pellet stove this past fall. We expect to burn between 1 and 2 tons of pellets because this for supplemental heat only in a 400 sq ft area. I installed a 4" stainless steel liner in this chimney (which is separate from the previously mentioned chimney) according to the manufactures recommendation. All end attachments were listed for use with the stove and the liner. The stove gets cleaned on a bi-weekly basis and the chimney liner will get brushed after the first ton of pellets are used. Both chimneys have stainless steel weather caps on them to protect them from the elements.
I will be happy to furnish pictures of the installs if that would help. All set-backs to combustibles have been meet according to manufactures specs. Our home has hardwired smoke detectors and supplemental CO detectors as well. For what it is worth I am also a licensed master electrician in the State of NH.
Sincerely,
