I'm leaning towards getting a Hearthstone Heritage for my new build. The stove will sit in the center of a living space with 18 1/2 foot ceilings; the roof pitch is steep at 14.75:12.
I read advice from a chimney sweep who said servicing Hearthstone & Vermont Castings is an absolute nightmare deal with due to the complexity of disassembling the secondary burn system. He gave an example of a customer who's stove vented into a fireplace that had a very steep roof pitch. She had to pay $800 for cleaning because it had to be done from the top of the stack - where typically he would've been able to clean it from inside the stove, up the stack.
Perhaps this doesn't apply to my situation because I'm not venting into a fireplace, it will be open pipe straight up the ceiling; just want to be sure I'm not getting myself into something I will regret. If it is relevant, would switching the vent from the top of the stove to the rear help? Has anyone vented from the rear in a free-standing application?
As an added bonus, wouldn't you gain access to a hot plate when venting from the rear of a Heritage?
Interested in hearing thoughts on the above. Thanks!
I read advice from a chimney sweep who said servicing Hearthstone & Vermont Castings is an absolute nightmare deal with due to the complexity of disassembling the secondary burn system. He gave an example of a customer who's stove vented into a fireplace that had a very steep roof pitch. She had to pay $800 for cleaning because it had to be done from the top of the stack - where typically he would've been able to clean it from inside the stove, up the stack.
Perhaps this doesn't apply to my situation because I'm not venting into a fireplace, it will be open pipe straight up the ceiling; just want to be sure I'm not getting myself into something I will regret. If it is relevant, would switching the vent from the top of the stove to the rear help? Has anyone vented from the rear in a free-standing application?
As an added bonus, wouldn't you gain access to a hot plate when venting from the rear of a Heritage?
Interested in hearing thoughts on the above. Thanks!