Oct 18, 2013 · A wood burning fireplace insert can solve the problem of low efficiency, as well as provide longer burn times and greater safety…..BUT it must be planned and installed correctly.

May 7, 2013 · How to inspect a masonry chimney and firebox prior to installing an insert - submitted by Elk (a building official) edited by Gooserider. Note: The following is written with a wood burning insert or stove in mind. Standards and procedures differ for gas and pellet appliances. Before an...

Jun 19, 2014 · For ease of installation, you'd be better served by a DV gas INSERT, not a fireplace. You didn't give us any dimensions, so you will have to research to find what will fit in there. Many gas fireplaces are not tested for co-linear adaptation so there's another reason to go with an insert. If you WERE to try to adapt a horizontally vented gas FIREPLACE in there you …

Apr 22, 2015 · A fireplace insert is only approved to go into a full masonry fireplace built according to all the applicable codes. That's a lot of effort and not really that cheap only to install an insert. Plus, you will be adding quite a bit of weight; does the floor of the proposed location support that?

Dec 19, 2013 · The insert will take be 16 and 1/8” deep, this means that about an inch of the outlet would be covered by the insert. [See my not-to-scale diagram, showing the possible placement of an outlet partially covered by insert, and attached pic of ash chute on the fireplace floor; ignore the black grate which would hold logs.

Nov 29, 2009 · An insert needs a smaller chimney than you probably have with your fireplace. They also work the best if they go all the way up to the top. If you don't use a liner you will have a very bad draw, very smoky fires and a hard chimney to clean.

Jun 25, 2018 · I am installing a gas insert (converting from wood burning) and want to raise it off the floor of the fireplace by 4-5".

Oct 5, 2009 · I've spent some time digging through the forum on how to run power to/through the fireplace and connect to the insert so I don't have to have the power chord exposed. I had a Jotul 550 installed last summer and enjoyed it all last winter but the wife wants the power chord and extension chord...

Nov 20, 2021 · I put one in when I got my fireplace insert installed. Just to be safe, I used a metal box recessed into the fireplace wall, cover plate and stuck a big piece of insulation between the fireplace insert and the outlet.

Nov 1, 2021 · Hello all, I purchased an Old Mill fireplace insert, originally manufactured by DeVault Fab in SE PA. The model is O.M. 45 or 55, built around 1980 I think. I’ll include photos (the photos of it looking nice with white brick, was where I bought it …