Well - as you can see, we had started complete remodel in our condo in Keystone, CO at 9300 feet above the sea level with a reasonably harsh winter and in excess of a 100 inches of snow a year. It's electrical heat there and we only using condo on the weekends (but potentially more often in the future) - the rest of the week it's just being heated to 60 degrees or so. The HOA supply wood and I don't have any control over what they buy nor do we have any storage there to keep it - so most of the time it would be a small stash of wood just sitting outside on the porch.
So, the question is - would I even be able to operate those newer EPA approved inserts or fireplaces with suboptimal wood? Would I get any benefits from installing new fireplace vs insert - being that fireplace would easily be few thousands dollars more upfront?
Our condo is 2 story 1800 sq feet with cathedral ceilings and one of the bedrooms located on the second floor, while fireplace sitting in the main floor living room with the chimney located inside the building right next to the exterior wall. External opening of the fireplace is W35", D23", H20", so that eliminate most (if not all) midsize inserts and leave me with PE Summit or similar? I would rather have larger size unit there and am looking for suggestions as far as whether there is midsize unit out there that would fit in the current box or should I just get a new fireplace altogether and potentially heat with it 24/7?
So, the question is - would I even be able to operate those newer EPA approved inserts or fireplaces with suboptimal wood? Would I get any benefits from installing new fireplace vs insert - being that fireplace would easily be few thousands dollars more upfront?
Our condo is 2 story 1800 sq feet with cathedral ceilings and one of the bedrooms located on the second floor, while fireplace sitting in the main floor living room with the chimney located inside the building right next to the exterior wall. External opening of the fireplace is W35", D23", H20", so that eliminate most (if not all) midsize inserts and leave me with PE Summit or similar? I would rather have larger size unit there and am looking for suggestions as far as whether there is midsize unit out there that would fit in the current box or should I just get a new fireplace altogether and potentially heat with it 24/7?