Hi, and thanks in advance for any help.
I have been checking watching and searching this site for opinions on the 2 mentioned units and have found some information, much of it is from last year, so I thought a new post, as I am going to make a purchase soon, would be very helpful to us.
Our home is 2200 sq/ft (not including the unfinished basement). It is poorly insulated. Last winter, we burned dang near 1200 gallons of oil. (ouch) We have a very large fireplace and will be putting one of these 2 inserts in it, it measures: 48Wx31Hx24D.
I dont know much about inserts, but I did heat most of our old house with a woodstove, and enjoyed it.
One dealer has the Summit for $2395
Another dealer has the 5100i for $2869 plus $226 fot the oversized surround.
I havent looked at either insert or negotiated price, we are really just getting started on this and I have no idea what I am doing. I am not worried about spending more money upfront, if its the 'better' insert for our application, but on the same hand, I dont want to spend money I dont need to. Heating the house is the main goal.
Thanks again for any help.
Ray
I have been checking watching and searching this site for opinions on the 2 mentioned units and have found some information, much of it is from last year, so I thought a new post, as I am going to make a purchase soon, would be very helpful to us.
Our home is 2200 sq/ft (not including the unfinished basement). It is poorly insulated. Last winter, we burned dang near 1200 gallons of oil. (ouch) We have a very large fireplace and will be putting one of these 2 inserts in it, it measures: 48Wx31Hx24D.
I dont know much about inserts, but I did heat most of our old house with a woodstove, and enjoyed it.
One dealer has the Summit for $2395
Another dealer has the 5100i for $2869 plus $226 fot the oversized surround.
I havent looked at either insert or negotiated price, we are really just getting started on this and I have no idea what I am doing. I am not worried about spending more money upfront, if its the 'better' insert for our application, but on the same hand, I dont want to spend money I dont need to. Heating the house is the main goal.
Thanks again for any help.
Ray