PE Summit to be installed in two days ... should I use outdoor air?

[brownsl]

My PE Summit insert is to be installed on Wednesday. I expected it to be weeks before it came in but it arrived at the store in 3 business days. I just talked with the installer and when I mentioned I wanted to use outdoor air for combustion he tried to talk me out of it. Mentioned it is better to use already heated air. I have read these forums and the other sites that deal with the use of outdoor air and I was set on using it versus indoor air. Is this something I should insist on or should I yield to the installer's wisdom? My fireplace is a heatilator and there is already an outdoor intake at the bottom of the chimney outside the house.

Thanks for any advice.

Shawn

 

[Highbeam]

Your installer is either lazy, or ignorant to the benefits of outside air. I would absolutely hook it up.

 

[Jimbob]

If it's already there, use it, unless your house tends to be way too humid. Using a stove without a make-up air supply tends to lower the humidity in a house.

 

[brownsl]

Thanks for the advice! The reason I went with this installer (even though he was more expensive) is he was the only one of the three I talked with that stated he would use an insulated liner for my install which is on an exterior-facing wall in a colder climate (OH). The other two said I did not need to insulate.

Anything else I should make sure gets done when he does the install? Thanks again,

Shawn

 

[Jimbob]

Nothing comes to mind right away. Might wanna go to PE's website and download the owner's manual to get some pointers.