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go for the largest stove that you can fit into your hearth. I have two Jotuls, the largest insert is a “550” and the smallest one is a “350”
when both stoves are cranking, the 550 feels gets so much hotter.
the 350 is nice and heats up my den quite well, but the 550 fills my living room, kitchen and foyer with 75 degrees if heat in a blizzard
I originally purchased the 350 first, from a local dealer and paid a bit more then i wanted.
after that very first year we wanted to get a second stove after learning
that the 350 was too small to heat our first floor of our home
by this time oil prices had shot up, tax breaks were now kicking in, and wood burning stove‘s were back in high demand
The quote I got from the local dealer was way too high so I started to shop around for alternative ways to purchase the stove I wanted The Jotul 550.
There is a fireplace forums called hearth.com and that’s where I read about a Jotul dealer with great prices in Connecticut
Their prices were substantially lower than any dealer on the island. the total cost of the stove, plus $350 for a chimney liner, renting a U-Haul truck, one way ferry ride (did this at end of a cape code vacation) and i was still able to save over 4 figures in greenbacks
I found a family member who installed the liner and insert for free, and I just ended up paying his helper.
worked out great and the family member still comes over to clean out both chimneys once a year.
Remember with any new stove, they need a break in period, usually a few medium burns before you start to cranking out the higher temp burns.
@85Dumbo it's been about a year and was just curious if you're still liking the fireplace insert? I'm about to go ahead with getting one installed, so was wondering if you had any updated thoughts. Thanks
Love it. Sitting in my living room with the thing blasting heat right now. Biggest issue is finding wood. Problem is solved for at least this year.... I had a large dead tree on my property that I had chopped down, and I personally split the logs into firewood (great exercise). I have enough cords for this winter, but don’t know what I will do next winter. With the cost of firewood on LI, it may be cheaper just to turn up the gas heat, but I love having a fire in the insert in the living room.
Pure labor costs is 2 guys at 2-3 hours total, anything above and beyond is paying for insurance, advertising, tooks, transportion, advertising, taxes etc
So depending on who you use dont let them overcharge for labor, ie like $1000-$1500 for the 4-6 hours of labor.
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