Austroflamm Integra Gas Insert

[Elliots]

Hello everyone, it has been many years since i posted here. Here are my questions: first I found a used Austroflamm Integra Gas Insert, circa 1993. It appears to be in good shape and is a great price. Since it is so old, and i know parts are rare... how hard and expensive would it be to have a professional exchange the internal working... mainly for potential gas leaks things like that.

Second, I have owned these stoves in a different house back in the 90s. That house had a fireplace, which i then had a professional line and connect the stove. The house i am in now does not have a fireplace. I would have to build a box for it to sit in and have it direct vented out the side of the house. Is this even possible. Safety? Heat?

When i had the stoves (pellet and gas) years ago i absolutely loved them. They seemed to be build like tanks and gave off a ton of heat. Is a few hundred bucks a good deal knowing age and what i may (if possible) need to put into it to make sure it is safe?

Thanks for your help.

Elliot

 

[DAKSY]

You had better check the installation manual. It may not be permissible to install it in other than a masonry fireplace.

 

[Millbilly]

For the amount of money you would spend on a prefab metal fireplace and chimney to install a 26 year old insert into it would be a no brainer to scrap that idea and buy a brand new zero clearance direct vent gas fireplace.

 

[Millbilly]

Plus if your state is like MA and requires an approval number you will never be able to get a permit to install this.