Oh, my no, we had a stone stove that burned coal in our last house and you
could get it as a fireplace insert or as a free standing stove. The thought
of "electric" inserts kind of blew by me as I have never even looked for an
electric heater to put in a fireplace. I found that the electric oil filled
radiators works much better as an additional heat source that most of the
open resistive electric heaters. BTW the coal stove would burn 12 hours on
one load of coal and since it was stone, the stove would stay hot for a few
hours after the fire went out if you didn't shake and fill it at about 10 to
12 hours.
-----Original Message-----
From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tori
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 4:38 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DIY] Re: Fireplace insert
Thanks. I simply asked " im considering getting an electric insert for my
existing old fireplace which has never been used since ive lived here, do i
need to prep the fireplace with clean and inspect first?" his reply was " i
dont know what u mean" so he later explained that the insert would seal off
the chimney so there is no need for prepping. Someone mentioned they use
wood in their insert. I thought inserts were only for gas, electric heating
or no heat just visual options.
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "hapennyherald" <hapennyherald@...>
wrote:
>
> If you are planning on removing the insert later you need to pay
particular attention to how they plan on installing the insert. For some
that also vent in the combustion air the flue damper is removed making the
fireplace unusable if the insert is removed. I agree the chimney needs to
be inspected and perhaps cleaned first. Then keep asking until they give
you an answer that you understand and makes sense. If you are using gas and
planing on venting up the chimney and using room air for combustion it is
pretty straight forward and in general should be reversible.
> David
>
> --- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Tori" <fertilegrnd@> wrote:
> >
> > Ive decided in order to heat a room, I should make use of the never used
old fireplace by investing in a fireplace insert. The question is: I've
made calls to a company that inspects cleans and supplies stoves n inserts
but Im not getting a straight answer on what I need to do. Do I need to get
the chimney inspected first and energy efficient ready? Or will that
actually be resolved with the purchase of the insert and their sealing of
the area. To me, the insert is temporary so the next owner can use wood if
they want so it seems I need to check out the usability of the chimney
first? Also, in what case would one buy an insert from a big box store? Of
course safety is a concern.
> >
>
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