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  1. WoodyIsGoody

    Received bid for new stove

    My ski cabin is a 45 minute drive from the nearest population center and only has baseboard heat and a stove that needs new firebrick and some welding to fix sagging firebrick supports so I'm looking at new stoves. There is 13' of 6" single wall pipe rising straight to the ceiling where it...
  2. B

    Jotul Combifire 4 / Finding a Certified Installer in WI

    Hi everyone. My first post! I am buying a home with an old wood stove (image here) that might not be up to code. I want to change it for aesthetic and safety reasons, and I've been trolling the forums for information. I was interested in European-style stoves like the Rais, Yotul F 370, or...
    • belza
    • Thread
    • code combifire installation insurance jotul jotul 4 wisconsin
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Jotul
  3. G

    Noob - New Stove - Very bad smell! Help!

    We're in the SW of France, where the weather has turned and we've had an Arduro wood stove installed a couple weeks ago. We ran it on and off over a few days with all seeming to go well until yesterday morning, when we woke to a very strong smell in the house. I had a look at the stove and...
  4. M

    to flex or not to flex...

    The inspector would not approve our stove installation because it used flex (supplied with the stove) to connect inside the firebox. This was the last thing I expected. He said it must be hooked up via hard pipe all the way into the stove. This does create some problems: stove movement...
    • Marin Spin
    • Thread
    • fireplace flexible connection installation
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: It's a Gas!
  5. M

    Side Clearance - Jotul C450

    New to the site- and I have been scouring this forum for weeks now, and have found a ton of useful info. Hoping you guys can help with this, first a little background information. Just picked up a sweet deal on an '08 Jotul C450 for $500! it was used minimally and is going to provide my oil...
    • maine er
    • Thread
    • clearance clearance to combustibles install installation jotul
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Jotul
  6. T

    need help with drolet into old fireplace

    I'm getting ready to hopefully put a drolet escape 1800i into my existing fireplace which appears to be some kind of old heatilator unit. I'm a bit confused with some of the information I've been pouring over. Is this a zero clearance? Can I fit this or another insert into this? House is about...
  7. M

    Newbie to forum looking for manual for Dovre heirloom Wood Stove Model 300 e

    We've had this wood stove since the winter of 1989 and it's still going strong. We are moving the stove from its current location and need the manual to look at the distance from a non- combustible wall. The stove pipe feeds out of the top of the stove through a thimble in our roof (the pipe...
  8. A

    Looking for a wood boiler installer

    Hi folks, Art, here. I'm new to the forum. I'm looking for a recommendation on an experienced indoor wood boiler installer. I'm sure I could get my plumber to do the job, but I'd like to find someone who has a lot of experience with this type of heating. I live in southwest Washington...
  9. G

    Can I do this on my own?

    Howdy folks! I've had an itching to have a secondary heat source in my home for the last while, but couldn't get past the sticker shock from my local stove installer. So, I just picked up what I think is a craigslist gem, but I have no idea where to go from here. It is an Avalon Rainier insert...
  10. M

    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...
  11. S

    Help!? Design my install (heat dump, pumps, storage)

    Hello, I am new to the boiler adventure and my new glenwood 7050 arrives today. I have been reading and researching for weeks and I believe I have my head wrapped around the install for the most part. There are a couple of questions I would love some feedback on. and if some of you are...
  12. M

    Proper installation through cinder block

    Hello, First time post, although I've read many others. This is a great resource. I am installing an insulated 6" chimney liner in my existing chimney. The liner will drop down into the basement, where a cinder block wall sits between the chimney and interior wall of the basement. The...
  13. G

    HELP! Getting Chimney Pipe Thru Offset Joists

    I should be sitting in front of a fire right now. Unfortunately, that will have to wait until tomorrow. As we cut into the ceiling to install the cathedral ceiling box, we made the grim discovery that the ceiling joists are offset from the roof joists by a few inches. The only possible...
  14. G

    Chimney Pipe All The Way?

    I'll be venturing in to joining the ranks here as a wood burner stove owner hopefully this weekend. As I'm reading everything I can find and burning up YouTube install videos to gather information, I'm still a bit confused on something. Should the double-wall, insulated chimney pipe be ran all...
  15. J

    Question on tricky install

    Ok gang, I am installing a radiant stove downstairs. It will be sitting 20 inches away from wall. Its going to have a wall behind it that looks like a old fireplace with stone mental. -I got everything figured out from stove to the wall, But at the wall I get lost. My wall to masonry...
  16. S

    hearthstone II G and Gemini System

    I have a hearthstone II G and a Hearthstone II gemini system that were given to me by a friend. I cant Find any info on the gemini system anywhere. My friend was told that these are no longer legal to use. what I can figure out is that the woodstove is a regular old woodstove and the gemini...
    • stoepified
    • Thread
    • building codes gemini hearthstone installation multi fuel natural gas propane wood stove
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: HearthStone
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