Hi all!
My new house came with a Country Flame FPD 400 installed approximately 1975 (according to daughter of original owner). The original fireplace had two blowers on either side and an output on top (black vents in picture). The insert itself has two blowers on either side as well (black boxes). The height from the top of the insert to the crown is about 14 ft. The chimney has 14" terra cota flue liner with some cracks. The house is 1500sf and was built in 1972. Its not unusual to have constant wind of 15 mph in this area.
The insert didnt draw very well so I got to looking around and the insert boot is rusted out (gee thanks home inspector for catching that
). I'm thinking I'll seal the chimney crown and install a liner.
My four big questions are:
1. Do I need to seal the original vents?
2. Should I go with a 6 or 8 inch chimney liner? I emailed magnum about getting an owners manual but have not received a reply. I need to pull the insert to verify the boot size but I assume one like this (https://www.lindemannchimneysupply.com/SmartFlex-Insert-Boot) would work?
3. Is the plate in the second picture for a cat? Would yall recommend finding one that fits?
4. From the limited information available, I am thinking this is a FPD 400. Can anyone confirm that?
Thanks! I tried to use the search function as much as I could before posting.
My new house came with a Country Flame FPD 400 installed approximately 1975 (according to daughter of original owner). The original fireplace had two blowers on either side and an output on top (black vents in picture). The insert itself has two blowers on either side as well (black boxes). The height from the top of the insert to the crown is about 14 ft. The chimney has 14" terra cota flue liner with some cracks. The house is 1500sf and was built in 1972. Its not unusual to have constant wind of 15 mph in this area.
The insert didnt draw very well so I got to looking around and the insert boot is rusted out (gee thanks home inspector for catching that
). I'm thinking I'll seal the chimney crown and install a liner.My four big questions are:
1. Do I need to seal the original vents?
2. Should I go with a 6 or 8 inch chimney liner? I emailed magnum about getting an owners manual but have not received a reply. I need to pull the insert to verify the boot size but I assume one like this (https://www.lindemannchimneysupply.com/SmartFlex-Insert-Boot) would work?
3. Is the plate in the second picture for a cat? Would yall recommend finding one that fits?
4. From the limited information available, I am thinking this is a FPD 400. Can anyone confirm that?
Thanks! I tried to use the search function as much as I could before posting.
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