Hampton HI400 liner recommendation

[Logger74]

I just purchased the Hampton HI400 insert and was looking for recommendations on the chimney liner size. My chimney is about 25' tall and I was considering a 5.5 z flex liner with the insulation kit but I have plenty of room for a 6" liner.. The dealer told me they typically install the 5.5" with that insert, yet the outlet on the stove is 6".
Recommendations?

 

[bholler]

we always do 6" on them don't know why you would downsize

 

[BrotherBart]

A 5.5" insulated liner will do fine. The dealer recommending a 5.5" is suspect. Sounds like he has one he didn't sell. Six inch is recommended, Sounds like he is trying to save a buck on the install. Tell him six or no deal..

 

[bholler]

Yeah i totally agree that a 5.5 will work but if there is enough room why downsize?

 

[Logger74]

Thanks, oddly enough the 5.5" was more expensive than the 6"...maybe because it was a special order. Im gonna return it for the 6". ote="BrotherBart, post: 1799386, member: 6"]A 5.5" insulated liner will do fine. The dealer recommending a 5.5" is suspect. Sounds like he has one he didn't sell. Six inch is recommended, Sounds like he is trying to save a buck on the install. Tell him six or no deal..[/quote]
Tha

 

[jkmola]

Any burn experience with this insert yet?

 

[Logger74]

Not yet, hopefully within two weeks, chimney restoration is a pain, house is late 1700's.
Excited to get it up and running.

 

[Grisu]

Any burn experience with this insert yet?

That looks to be the same as the Regency CI2600 just with a different face. There is a recent thread about it: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...-ci2600-fireplace-insert-risky-costly.132252/ The initial impression seems to be that the burn times are not as advertised.

 

[jkmola]

Yep, read that. It's like the only review I an find anywhere on the net. The unit caught my eye because of firebox size, and advertised burn times. I know they were well below in that thread - wondered if it was an anomaly, or the norm.

 

[Grisu]

That insert just came out this year so you will have a hard time finding more reviews. The consensus seem to me pretty clear, especially as it does not sound like someone is getting even close to the advertised burn times.

 

[Logger74]

The Hi400 claims to have a 14+ hour burn time, Seems like a long time.
I will give a full report once I get it installed.

 

[Logger74]

Got the HI400 installed, I do love the look of the stove and it provides some nice heat.
The burn time that they claim seems to be a bit exaggerated, I fueled it up about 10:00pm and at 7:00am there were only a few pea sized coals left.
Now, I didn't really have to much of an ash base as the stove had only been running since that morning before, my firewood could have been cut a little longer to maximize burn time, my stuff is closer to 16".
I'm sure it also could be seasoned a bit longer, it's been stacked under cover for about 7 months.
I'm sure it also could have been loaded more efficiently as well.....I've got a selection of wood sizes and I'm sure anyone could argue that my loading technics could improve.
I am happy with the stove, it just seems like the stars need to aline in alternate universe to get that 14 -15 hour burn time they claim.
I will post some pictures soon-