VC Montpelier installed!

[Sons924]

Posting pictures as promised, have had two break in fires so far, can't wait for the cold!

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

My wife just saw me standing up at the desk top and looking upside down. Very funny! The install looks good, congrats...

 

[Sons924]

No matter how I take the picture my phone always posts pictures on hearth
Upside down. I'm very happy with my choice!

 

[KaptJaq]

<rant>I hate cell phone cameras. You have to hold the camera the right way when you take the picture. The cell phone that took the picture knows how to flip it upright but PCs don't.</rant>

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KaptJaq

ps: Oh yeah, nice insert, enjoy it...

KJ

 

[KaptJaq]

After flipping the photos I noticed the fan wire coming out under the access door. On my install the power cord was routed through a grommet on the side of the stove body (behind the surround). There are holes on both side so the wire can be routed either left or right. From there is comes out of the bottom corner of the surround.

If you look at the attached image you can just barely see the wire passing from behind the surround and into a passage in the slate block at the lower left corner (near the tip of the small poker). Letting the wire come out from behind the surround prevents it from being chaffed by the opening & closing of the switch access door and keeps it out of the radiant heat in front of the stove.

If you decide to, it is fairly easy to reroute the wire. The insert should not have to be moved. Lift off the surround, pass the wire back into the front of the stove, then out via the pre-cut passage on the side. There should be a grommet on the wire already that has to be moved to protect the wire where it passes through the sheet metal skin. This is detailed in your installation manual.


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KaptJaq

ps: The slate blocks were added to raise the wood mantel & trim. There was not enough clearance without them. When I added the slate I made a passage for the wire to get to the outlets behind the speakers...

KJ

 

[begreen]

Nice tip KJ!

 

[jharkin]

That's a nice looking insert! Welcome to the iron club


Am I right in thinking that the Montpelier is a traditional burn tube design and not the neverburn system?

 

[KaptJaq]

Yes, the Montpelier is a traditional secondary burn tube design.

KaptJaq

 

[Sons924]

i will read the manual and get the wire correct. I was wondering what the gromet was for.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

AnLooks great! You will have fires like this on no time.....

 

[Sons924]

thanks for the burning pictures. i'm not really sure what would happen if i didn't break in the stove, but the installer said break in fires are important. i'm thinking one more tonight then i'll wait for actual cold.

 

[jharkin]

Break in fires do 3 things Im aware of:

On a cast iron stove it seasons the cast iron panels and releases manufacturing stresses, reducing the chance of parts warping in the first hot fire.

It drives all the moisture out and finishes curing all the stove cement in the panel joints and gaskets.

On painted stoves it completes the final curing/hardening of the paint.

 

[begreen]

and it drives the moisture out of the firebrick

 

[weatherguy]

That's a sharp looking insert, my friend has one and loves the heat it puts out.

 

[Sons924]

thank you. i can't wait to see what it can really do.

 

[USMC80]

very nice!

 

[BrotherBart]

Beautiful heater. Thanks for the pics.

 

[Bluezx636]

Such a beautiful Insert!

 

[teutonicking]

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Posting pictures as promised, have had two break in fires so far, can't wait for the cold!

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing the pics. Hope you enjoy it!

 

[Parin]

I'm looking at getting a VC Montpelier and have a few questions that hopefully someone can answer:

1. How loud is the fan on these inserts? The sales guy says, "just turn up the TV and you won't notice it." However we don't watch a lot of TV and will spend time sitting in front of the fire and reading.
2. Can you hear the crackling of the first when it's going strong?
3. We are thing the Mead Surround with Majolica Color. The gap for the heighth is about 1". We are concerned about having a 1" of the black material at the top of the insert between he red/brown brick and the insert. Any suggestions? My wife thought we should build a small platform under the spacer so the gap is at the bottom. Anyone know of a reason this wouldn't work?

Any other information would be great as we found out from the chimney sweep that we shouldn't convert our fireplace back to wood burning unless it's via an insert.

Thanks!

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

Well I absolutely love mine, the fan is adjustable, if you run it on low, you can't really hear it, my insert is next to the tv so when I run it on high it is not a concern either. But if your reading a book, you will hear it and just have to get used to it or run it lower. I believe that the surround that I have is a little bigger than the one you intend to get, look at the brochure closely, it fit my opening by not much but looks great finished off with no gaps.
Crackling, I was using oak last year that didn't seem to crackle or pop, the door is locked when running, it puts off an amazing light show, my 10 year old says it looks like the flames are going through the glass which it does....
It is not a main heating source but it will greatly improve your burning experiences over the normal fireplace, I'm sure you will love it....

 

[Parin]

I think your insert is the Georgian model. And I think it's really sharp, however I already have a mantle on the fireplace, and I think the double mantle look make be a little odd.

Does anyone know if there is anything that would keep me from raising up the insert by an inch so to create the gap at the bottom of the fireplace instead of at the top?

Thanks for the help!

Well I absolutely love mine, the fan is adjustable, if you run it on low, you can't really hear it, my insert is next to the tv so when I run it on high it is not a concern either. But if your reading a book, you will hear it and just have to get used to it or run it lower. I believe that the surround that I have is a little bigger than the one you intend to get, look at the brochure closely, it fit my opening by not much but looks great finished off with no gaps.
Crackling, I was using oak last year that didn't seem to crackle or pop, the door is locked when running, it puts off an amazing light show, my 10 year old says it looks like the flames are going through the glass which it does....
It is not a main heating source but it will greatly improve your burning experiences over the normal fireplace, I'm sure you will love it....

 

[begreen]

Yes, as long as you provide a solid base you can raise it. Use a noncombustible material like pieces of cement board to build it up. If you then put a layer of sheetmetal on top the insert will slide right in.

 

[Oldhippie]

No matter how I take the picture my phone always posts pictures on hearth
Upside down. I'm very happy with my choice!

Really nice stove! Congrats.. looks like you'll be setting up camp around that baby this winter and enjoying the view.

 

[Ram 1500 with an axe...]

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Really nice stove! Congrats.. looks like you'll be setting up camp around that baby this winter and enjoying the view.

Thanks dude! Yeah, I too plan on the campfire at night with the kids Friday nights as soon as it gets cold....weather is not cooperating so far.....lol