Regency I1200 installation completed

[davenorthshorema]

Just wanted to give a shout out to all the people that helped me with this. Thank you very much. I had a break in fire today and got stove warmed up. Everything went extremely well. I plan to burn a hotter fire tonight. I have attached a picture with the fire prior to the surround installed just to be sure everything was on the up and up. I just finished the surround so here are the pictures...enjoy!

Dave

 

[begreen]

Sweet! She fits right in there. You'll be warm soon. Nice job.

 

[pulldownclaw]

Looks nice Dave, enjoy the heat! I may get to have my first fire this weekend, temps going down this weekend! :cheese:

 

[BrotherBart]

Beautiful. That stove looks like it was born there.

 

[davenorthshorema]

One lesson I did learn today...never snap a picture of something you did with your own hands while the wife is around. She teased me because she new i was going to post a picture of the install.

Oh well.

 

[sbohlen]

Very nice installation. Just in time for the cool weekend.

 

[Brian VT]

Very nice. I wouldn't want to get it dirty. LOL
Will that split fit in there ?

 

[sbohlen]

My wife has been teasing me too. I posted pictures of my install too. Every time I head over to the computer to check the forums she makes fun of me. I also belong to a flashlight forum called at candlepower.com She thinks I'm a geek. Oh well.

 

[davenorthshorema]

The split on the side of it does fit with ease. I can place two of these in the firebox with some smaller peices for good measure. the length can be 2 extra inches which will also not be a tight fit. However the firebox is small but I will manage. The house is very small so I think anything larger and more expensive would have overdone it for us.

 

[bears12th]

Is the surround you have made of wood? I am struggling with finding something to make my fireplace look just the way I want, yours looks great. I have a Jotul Winterport in my brick fireplace and worried about the old surround as it was made of wood and would get very hot while running the insert. I removed my surround, but now it looks horrible and need to finish up this project. Yours looks so good, I was wondering if you had any advice. I don't want to steal your topic, but yours looks so good, you are going to have to tell the secrets. : )


Thanks in advance. Oh, and I know the feeling about the photos, I have taken a few of my stove with the wood surround and without and the wife was giving me more than my fair share of grief. Actually, I love your, what looks like, wood surround. Where did you get it, I would need it in white, but man, it looks good. Will it get too hot while burning your fire however?

Thanks,

Bears12th

 

[jbroich]

Very nice. And I like the interesting dark color of your mantle.

 

[davenorthshorema]

Is the surround you have made of wood? I am struggling with finding something to make my fireplace look just the way I want, yours looks great. I have a Jotul Winterport in my brick fireplace and worried about the old surround as it was made of wood and would get very hot while running the insert. I removed my surround, but now it looks horrible and need to finish up this project. Yours looks so good, I was wondering if you had any advice. I don't want to steal your topic, but yours looks so good, you are going to have to tell the secrets. : )


Thanks in advance. Oh, and I know the feeling about the photos, I have taken a few of my stove with the wood surround and without and the wife was giving me more than my fair share of grief. Actually, I love your, what looks like, wood surround. Where did you get it, I would need it in white, but man, it looks good. Will it get too hot while burning your fire however?

Thanks,

Bears12th

Thanks for the compliments Bears,

I installed this insert to the specs from the manunfacturer so the wooden mantel (I suspect this is what you are referring to) us up to there standards. I cannot take full credit for this mantel...it came with the house...the wife did the color search and I painted the wood which is just Pine. It looks rather simple to install if I had to do it myself. If you good with with a chop saw and table saw with a little bit of elbow grease you can build your own. Don't be afraid to ask if you want some more help. I would be glad to give you a hand with any questions you may have. Good luck and thanks again.

dave

 

[davenorthshorema]

Well, my first burn on this stove was larger than I anticipated for a break in. The stove is cool know and have been struggling on starting another...it is getting cold tonight. I have the stove ready to go with newspaper and kindling...i just need to add a match. I think I'm just getting overly excited. How long should my second burn be?

 

[davenorthshorema]

Very nice. And I like the interesting dark color of your mantle.

Its called battleship grey

 

[clamp01]

Your second burn should last till April of next year ;-)

Actually, with my i1200, my second burn was pretty much a 'regular' burn - 5-6 hours...no worries

 

[davenorthshorema]

Your second burn should last till April of next year ;-)

Actually, with my i1200, my second burn was pretty much a 'regular' burn - 5-6 hours...no worries

Do you add small splits for this 5-6 hour burn. I just hope that this stove is powerful enough to heat 700sqft for an overnight...I don't mind reloading once or twice in the night. I couldn't get my stove over 300 and the wood is dry, I had great secondary burn and had the air open all the way...the thermo on the top middle of the door read 275. It is a rutland thermo from home depot. any ideas or will it run better with the colder weather?

 

[clamp01]

The Regency i1200 will Definately burn better as it gets colder, the colder the better. Basically because it will draft better, and burn longer with the colder temps (>30F). I can usually get about 3-4 hours before having to load it up; it is a bit small for a true overnight burn, but it is quick and easy to restart in the morning.