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I have somone who wants gas logs and will sell me their
insert for $250
- $500. That's just the cost to move it and install it.
I don't know
about the code part. I can get the wood to burn. I am
mostly worried
about fire and carbon monoxide poisoning. It has been
very difficult
to find mover or people that want to move the fireplace
insert. I
think they just want me to buy new. I guess I could get
advice from
the county on who to talk to.

In many places, a woodstove must be "EPA certified" to be
legally installed or re-installed. I'd check on that first.
Check with the government about requirements, and check the
stove for a certification label on the back or side, or talk
to the manufacturer to find out.

A fireplace insert delivers real heat to the house, unlike a
fireplace, which most sucks it up the chimney. The inserts
I've used required a circulation fan to get much heat into
the house. Without the fan, not enough air circulates around
the stove.

My old insert smelled up the house when it wasn't being
used. When the wind was "wrong" or somethind, the living
room would smell of creosote. My (used) replacement
certified stove has a stainless steel stovepipe up the
chimney and is well sealed where it fits into the fireplace.
No more smells, and I am sure the fire hazard is reduced
because my chimney is an old unlined brick one. The new
stove, because of the stovepipe fitted to it, draws better
and I rarely get smoke in the house if I am careful about
opening the vents before opening the door.

Wood makes some sense if you have the time and strength to
gather other peoples unwanted wood. If you have to pay
retail prices, it makes little sense. But you don't want to
smoke out your neighbors, so you have to be careful about
what you burn and how you burn it. This means watching and
adjusting the fire frequently.

Bob