503 sitting on the delivery truck waiting for its new home.
Lowering the flex pipe into the chimney.
End of flex pipe in the fireplace.
Wheeling the 503 to the front door. They took the ramp from the truck to bypass the steps.
Coming up the ramp into the front door.
Fastening the appliance connector to the stove collar. Three screws (front and 90-deg to either side).
Insulating the shroud and getting ready for the final shove.
The finished job.
3.6 tons of Blaschak nut sitting in the garage.
Thanks! I think it looks nice. The wife is less thrilled. She thinks it sticks out too much.Nice looking stove dog, it looks really good with the brick. What did it cost?
The chimney has separate two flues: a smaller one for the oil furnace and a larger one for the fireplace. We re-lined the furnace flue with a ForeverFlex stainless liner in 2002 due to tile damage, but the fireplace flue was in great shape. We went all the way to the top with the liner for the coal insert to ensure a good draft (I only had 15' of flue from the stove to the top of the chimney). As for the damper opening, they didn't seal it in any way. They disconnected the damper, moved it out of the way, and left it laying on top of the back of the steel firebox. They said the damper did not have to be sealed as long as the front shroud seal was good (which it is). Dean at Hitzer also confirmed this.hotrodzz68 wrote:Looks great,
Do you have two liners in the chimney? Is one for the furnace? I havent taken posessionn of my stove yet,and I have a liner for my furnace due to damage of the tiles. I'm guessing I need to do the same for my stove a well. Is this why you went with a liner.
Also, what's done with the old damper door,is there a sealing plate or something that you installed or does the stove surround trim take care of that for you?
Arrrrrgh! My next-door neighbor did the same thing. He was looking at an outdoor wood boiler, balked at the cost, and went with a wood insert. I already advised him of the wonders of anthracite, but apparently he decided against it. Oh well.Awesome pictures, and great looking stove. I tried to talk my wife's friend into doing that with her fireplace, but she went with...........a wood insert !
That's not really that bad of a price considering how in demand they all are. We paid $300 more for our stove, but it was the only one in stock any where and I really didn't want to play the wait and see game, rather have it sitting here and not installed then to not have one at all.JafaDog wrote: Soup to nuts, it cost me $4,405.78.
Stove: $2,495
Flex Liner Kit: $775
Labor/Install: $800
Tax: $335.78
Being warm this winter without paying big money to Big Oil: Priceless.
Just remind the wife that there are plenty of things that stick out to much that she is thrilled about.JafaDog wrote:Thanks! I think it looks nice. The wife is less thrilled. She thinks it sticks out too much.
