I was about to pull the trigger on purchasing a Jotul wood insert. Then I saw a pellet burning stove and considered the advantages and disadvantages of both and I think that a pellet insert would be the way to go at, least for me and the Misses.
My question is on a wood insert the flue requirement is to go to the top of the chimney @ about $35 a foot x's25 ft. The prices are the same in VT and here on the NY side.
However the VT dealers on a pellet insert say you still need to go to the top of the chimey with a flue. The 2 dealers on the NY side say you only have to connect a 5 ft flexible pipe going up past the damper, pack it with insulation and light 'er up.
The 2 Vt dealers do work on my side of the NY border frequently.
So are the codes different? or are the Vt dealers just doing what is required in Vt and trying to hoodwink me into spending more money for 20ft more of flue I may not need.
Thanx,
Mark_ms
upstate NY on Vt border
PS Love this forum
My question is on a wood insert the flue requirement is to go to the top of the chimney @ about $35 a foot x's25 ft. The prices are the same in VT and here on the NY side.
However the VT dealers on a pellet insert say you still need to go to the top of the chimey with a flue. The 2 dealers on the NY side say you only have to connect a 5 ft flexible pipe going up past the damper, pack it with insulation and light 'er up.
The 2 Vt dealers do work on my side of the NY border frequently.
So are the codes different? or are the Vt dealers just doing what is required in Vt and trying to hoodwink me into spending more money for 20ft more of flue I may not need.
Thanx,
Mark_ms
upstate NY on Vt border
PS Love this forum