Dr Webb wrote:
Greetings

Wife is interested on getting a wood burning insert for the
fireplace. We're regular users of our fireplace and easily keep a
supply of inexpensive hardwoods around and, with upcoming increases
in electricity costs around here, thought is was about time that we
sunk the $4-5K into a wood burning insert.

We've been looking at the following brands:

Regency, Jotel, Napoleon, and QuadraFire

Costs look like they fall into the following three categories:

* the insert
* fixing up the flue
* labor for installation

We would be immensely grateful to hear any advice and experiences
folks have had regarding the various insert brands, dealers,
service, and performance of individual units.

No advice & I don't recall the brand of ours (not a cheapo) but the
cost - installed - was $600 10 years ago. There was no real
"installation" as the house was being built...set the insert on
concrete blocks, hook up to pipe in chimney chase, put cap on top of
chase. Gas guy installed valve for the gas for the starter.

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