Hello all I am new to this forum not that new to wood burning stoves . Bought a Vermont Castings Intrepid on ebay has the short leg kit and works well in my 2 story cape . It has the catalytic in it and it works well love the double door fire viewing and ash pan easily accessible in stove . Here is my dilema I'll cut to the chase puts out good heat but as usual not a long burn when u retire to bed and wake up to no heat in the am . It is rear vented out my fireplace and sits on my hearth only problem is a height
restriction on my fireplace can at best put a stove with rear exit flue total height of my fireplace opening is 22.5 inches and that is it . I want to sell this and get a larger stove for longer burns and a little more heat output problem 1 wife likes the ambiance of the viewable fire 2. I don't want an insert 3. I don't want to breach into the fireplace because if we sell the buyer might not want a woodstove and will hate to look at a hole in the brick above the fireplace any help will be greatly appreciated
restriction on my fireplace can at best put a stove with rear exit flue total height of my fireplace opening is 22.5 inches and that is it . I want to sell this and get a larger stove for longer burns and a little more heat output problem 1 wife likes the ambiance of the viewable fire 2. I don't want an insert 3. I don't want to breach into the fireplace because if we sell the buyer might not want a woodstove and will hate to look at a hole in the brick above the fireplace any help will be greatly appreciated
