Phew, been a ride. Due to job relocations we had to move, which meant selling our house and living in a townhouse for a couple of years before feeling comfortable enough to buy a new home. Signed the papers 2 months ago and one of the first orders of business was converting the gas fireplace back to wood (history below for those interested). Due to the new rules we got a really nice deal on a Lennox C160 set to be installed this July. Any tips on this insert? I noted it said capacity was 18" length logs, just wondering if that is accurate or should I aim for 16"?
For those who like old house history. It looks like this was initially heated through a woodstove (circular indent high in the wall for the pipe), then had a brick hearth installed and converted to a wood fireplace then to a "ventless" propane fireplace (we and the home inspector were really not sure if that should have been a ventless fireplace.) Had the fireplace and chimney inspected and they are sound and just deep enough for this stove. The chimney will be lined. Ended up price wise getting the stove w/ liner for about $800 more than just converting it to a wood burning fireplace.
For those who like old house history. It looks like this was initially heated through a woodstove (circular indent high in the wall for the pipe), then had a brick hearth installed and converted to a wood fireplace then to a "ventless" propane fireplace (we and the home inspector were really not sure if that should have been a ventless fireplace.) Had the fireplace and chimney inspected and they are sound and just deep enough for this stove. The chimney will be lined. Ended up price wise getting the stove w/ liner for about $800 more than just converting it to a wood burning fireplace.
