A little Help with decision on Regency i2400 or liner and Stay with the old craft

[Mountian Man]

Almost a year ago I had the closest chimney sweep (50 miles away) that I could find come out and sweep and clean my two chimneys. One is on a sun porch and the other is a interior chimney in the middle of the house. The interior chimney has a slammer craft stove inserted in it. He advised me not to burn it and I have not. I burned the porch fireplace alot last year with great success. I love cutting and chopping wood so I have a little over ten cords ready to go and another ten that I just cut and is drying now. The chimney sweep sells stoves, but does not have a showroom. He thought that the regency i2400 would be a great fit for our house. My question is two fold. Is it worth buying a ss liner and trying the old craft. If you what size liner do i need? 6" or 8"

Or should I just go ahead with the regency i2400 insert. I would love to hear from other regency owners on their experience with the insert. Thank you so much in advance for your time and thoughts

 

[begreen]

I would recommend going with the new stove. It's going to burn less wood, cleaner and will provide you with a beautiful fire view for many years. With dry wood it just might put your sweep out of a job.

 

[Mountian Man]

Yea that is what I am thinking as well. Does anyone know of a showroom that would have regency i2400 within 100 miles of Greenville SC? THe sweep can order a insert or stove, but does not have any on hand.

 

[begreen]

Be sure to ask about their 2014 promotional discount. It looks like you get something like the blower for free according to their website.

Yea that is what I am thinking as well. Does anyone know of a showroom that would have regency i2400 within 100 miles of Greenville SC? THe sweep can order a insert or stove, but does not have any on hand.

Glenco Fireplaces Etc. Inc.
2510 New Easley Hwy
Greenville, SC, 29611
PH: (864)269-3473

Chim Cheree Chimney Sweep
27 Edwards Lake Dr.
Greer, SC, 29651
PH: (864)895-4204

Brunson's Patio
411 North Grove Street
Hendersonville, NC, 28739
PH: (828)692-1471

 

[Mountian Man]

Right I have been to Glenco and The one is Greer is the sweep without a showroom. Glenco can order the stove but does not have one on display or any regency stoves on display for that matter. ARE there any regency owners out there with the i2400 I want to hear what you like and don't like about the stove. I am ready to purchase but want some real life reviews/comments first

On a good note checked my White, Red Oak and Hickory last night all under 20%. My pine was at 14% which was impressive I thought.

 

[Fsappo]

I've sold a handful of those inserts in the past 10 years or so. Complaints I recall were not enough heat (This is when folks insisted on using it to heat a 2000 square foot home because that's what the brochure said it could do) When I sold them up in Central NY, I would tell folks it would take care of 1000-1300 square feet or so depending on insulation and air flow. I had a few noisy blower calls. A shim or a tightened screw normally fixed that. My overall Regency steel stove experience has been happy customers and just about all the calls I would get in regards to performance was attributed to unseasoned wood (sounds like you are rocking there) or a lousy chimney. Also, after the sale, Regency was always good to use in regards to warranty.

 

[mellow]

I burned in a craft insert same as you for a few years, you will be glad you upgraded, I have no experience with the Regency products but I know you will be happy with using less wood.

If you go with the 2400 it uses a 6" liner, cheaper than having to go with an 8" to use the craft.

 

[Mountian Man]

Ok thanks Fsappo. We don't have terribly winters down here in December, January, and February lows normal get to about 28-30 with a day time high of 45-60. We have had on occasions super cold weather like last year when it was 4 for a high, but that normally does not stay long. Our House is 1575sqft so I think the regency will handle those heating needs.

 

[Fsappo]

Sounds like it to me as well.

 

[bens_igloo]

I have a Regency i2400.. this is my second winter with it.

So far have been very happy with the looks and performance of the insert. I much prefer the look over the new "contemporary" styles offered by Regency and other manufacturers.

I recently added a block-off plate with insulation, which made a noticeable difference in heat output and retention. I'd highly recommend doing the same. Let me know if you have any specific questions about this unit.

 

[Mountian Man]

Ok awesome. Yes the installer will be putting a block off plate and it will be a 5.5" insulated liner. Did yours go into a masonry fireplace?

 

[bens_igloo]

Yes, it did, with 25 feet of non-insulated 5.5" liner in my clay flue. At the time I wasn't aware of the benefits of having an insulated liner.. either way I don't think it would fit as my existing clay flue is small. Here is a photo of the install.


The only issue I've had with draft are downdrafts when the stove hasn't been in use for a while. I'm planning to burn long-burning candles in the stove when I'm not using it this year.

Never had any operational issues once I reverse the draft prior to lighting.

 

[Mountian Man]

Are you having down Drafts with the damper closed all the way? Yes ours will have an insulated liner but only 16' ft

 

[bens_igloo]

Yes, even with the damper closed. On modern EPA stoves, the damper is slightly open even when chocked down all the way, as I've learnt on this site.

Can't really comment on a 16' chimney but surely others on the forum can.

Ben

 

[velvetfoot]

I have the Hampton HI300, which is the cast iron clad version of that Regency, and I like it a lot.

 

[bholler]

why only 5.5? Especially at 16' id go with 6"

 

[BrotherBart]

Because a 5.5" drafts like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. Trust me on this one Ben. Insulated that liner would suck a basketball through it.

 

[bholler]

I know it will probably draft fine but unless clearance for insulation is an issue why down size there is no benefit to it And 16' is not that tall which at 5.5 could potentially hurt draft

 

[Mountian Man]

That is what the stove company recommended it will be a 5.5" insulated liner from Olympia It is a flex liner that is smooth on the inside for easy cleaning.