Can Someone Tell me where I can get Blaze King Princess the Cheapest I also need a 35 foot chimney liner kit. I'm in New Jersey.

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FWIW, inventory levels are EXTREMELY low. If you intend on getting a Princess and installed by 12/31/2025 to take advantage of Biomass Tax credit, get one.

I'll update this group after the 17th .

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At 35’ you need to have someone with experience with a BK on that length help set it up for good results. If you can find one.
 
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At 35’ you need to have someone with experience with a BK on that length help set it up for good results. If you can find one.
That tall flue warns of too strong draft. This system needs to be tested with the stove cold and fully warmed up at operating temps.
 
Thanks do you think drolet 1800 I would be better for my chimney? If the Chimney was 30 ft would that be better. I have not measured but put a 33foot pole up it to get it to stick out a foot
 
Drolets are very easy breathing stoves so they would be worse. You can put any stove you want, you will just need a damper or two in order to slow down your draft.
 
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To expand on what was said above, the chimney dictates how a stove runs. Stoves run off vacuum. A chimney with hot exhaust in it pulls fresh air in to the stove as the exhaust rises. Tall chimneys can pull the air in pretty fast, making it hard to control a stove. The greater the difference in temperature between the chimney and outside, the greater the pull is. A chimney that doesn’t draft well when it’s 60 outside will draft like crazy at 20.

Most stoves are designed to run on around 15’ of chimney. Some Canadian stoves are designed to run on less. A 33’ chimney has the potential to draw in so much air that the stove is hard to control. The dampers mentioned above partially block off the chimney so it can’t pull as hard.
 
Thanks do you think drolet 1800 I would be better for my chimney? If the Chimney was 30 ft would that be better. I have not measured but put a 33foot pole up it to get it to stick out a foot
No, any insert on that tall of a chimney may have issues with overfiring due to strong draft. If this is a basement install, then there can be another issue, backdrafting. That is, when the chimney is cold, draft reverses. Not all basement chimneys do this, but it is something that needs to be considered, especially if there is evidence of the fireplace doing this without an insert installed.
 
There was a point in time the BK manual stated dampers were not to be used with their product but also had specific draft requirements not to exceed .08” w/c on high burn. I could not come close to .08 on a cold day on high burn, more like .25 with my 25’ flue so I had to add a key damper. Even with the damper fully shut I can still pull .10 until the flue cools down.