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FB - Well you hit me where I live... First, the floor plan is chopped up and the fireplace/stove room (living room with 10' ceilings) is at one end of the house. I'm not above using a stand fan to move warm air down the hall toward the bedrooms. (The layout is sub-optimal for what I'm trying...

Thanks guys, that give me something to chew on. Gonna look at some inserts. Anybody else has anything to add, pile on.

Gents, This is part two of an earlier question. I currently have an insert in my fireplace that burns through wood at a serious clip without putting out much heat. I've decided that it has to go. I am wrestling with whether to get an updated insert or get a free-standing wood stove...

Fyrebug - Yeah that is an older unit. I have been contemplating a free standing wood stove to replace the insert. This, primarily because I heated a house with one at one time. It was great! This insert doesn't hold a candle to that stove. One issue I had with spending money on another...

Thanks guys. Coupla things. First, regarding the damper, I did not explicitly state this ini the first post, but it ain't got one. #3 is missing. And it's a brick fireplace and chimney, so no damper there either. What I have is a hole in the top of the insert which goes straight to the top of...

A couple of years ago I bought a house that had a fireplace with an insert installed. The insert is a Forester 4100 I think. The design is very close to this: http://rs.woodmanspartsplus.com/company_41/4100.pdf Note part number 3. I suppose this is the damper? It appears to be just a steel...

A couple of years ago I bought a house that had a fireplace with an insert installed. The insert is a Forester 4100 I think. The design is very close to this: http://rs.woodmanspartsplus.com/company_41/4100.pdf Note part number 3. I suppose this is the damper? It appears to be just a steel...