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HockeyPuck · 06-13-2012, 12:37 PM

I just did this a couple of months ago.

I cheaped out and bought used on kijiji. Probably not the best thing to do. PB is right, you have to have a gas line and electrical run to your fireplace.

What I did was I bought the used unit off of Kijiji, found a brick layer to reduce the size of the opening - the woodburning fireplace opening was enormous. What I didn't realize was that we were supposed to remove the old flue and the opening the bricklayer made was not supposed to be a tightfit. I probably spent less than $1000 by doing this on the cheap, but I definitely would not buy used next time.

$3500-$5000 sounds about right.

06-13-2012, 12:37 PM	#4
HockeyPuck Scoring Winger Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: everywhere like such as Exp:	I just did this a couple of months ago. I cheaped out and bought used on kijiji. Probably not the best thing to do. PB is right, you have to have a gas line and electrical run to your fireplace. What I did was I bought the used unit off of Kijiji, found a brick layer to reduce the size of the opening - the woodburning fireplace opening was enormous. What I didn't realize was that we were supposed to remove the old flue and the opening the bricklayer made was not supposed to be a tightfit. I probably spent less than $1000 by doing this on the cheap, but I definitely would not buy used next time. $3500-$5000 sounds about right. __________________ Some people are like Slinky's... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.