Did you install into existing masonry fireplace?

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@@AllAboutOurHouse Of course! Just added your video to our ''Customer review'' playlist :)

@@osburn315 I could use some guidance. We are building a home and I am Looking for a zero clearance but we can use have drywall around with an eventual board and batten .

That’s what we are hoping for as well. We burn wood and heat our concrete floors, only turn on the furnace in extremely cold nights. We love this fireplace and we probably run it for 6-8 weeks straight as well.

Thanks for sharing. Season three is up and running since the weather is in the 20s now.

Copy that , our Tenn weather is turning out to be colder than usual.

Tim does that glass stay clear in long term?

@@neilljb no matter how hard I try the glass will soot up. After every set I usually rub balled up paper on inside of glass for a sub par fix . Every few days or week when glass is cold I’ll use easy off heavy duty oven spray and paint scraper to remove buildup

@@crooksight I’ve had my Stratford 2 installed for about 2 months now and I’ve struggled with the same problem. This week I think I figured out a solution that’s working for me. I haven’t been burning my fireplace hot enough. If your bricks inside the fireplace have black build up- your prob not burning yours hot enough as well. I found that when I load the wood north south (per the fireplace recommendation), it creates cold pockets on the left and right sides and caused my doors to get really dirty. Try getting your ashes really hot- a good truck I learned is to break the burnt logs up and spread the ashes evenly inside the firebox, and then lay 3 new logs east west. This really changed my opinion of this fireplace and I love it now way more that I don’t have to deal with cleaning black glass every day. Hope it helps and works for you

I have not looked into it as it’s only one year old. The fan runs every single day when it is use, so at some point down the road I’m sure it will need replacing. The thing with this stove is that there is a cavity below the firebox that allows you nice access to the fan motor. I would imagine it’s easy to swap the motor out and the fan should be good? Hopefully will enjoy this for many years before having to do that. Thank you for the heads up and thanks for joining us.

@@AllAboutOurHouse Glad to see the cavity for the fan.

Yes that is the exact stone

This heats about 2000, could easily do morep

Sorry I missed this one. We have a granite hearth is that what you meant? As for photos before…I’ll try to find a few.

Love it! High quality product!

Absolutely…using it as we speak and enjoy it very much.

Yes we sure did…fresh air intake kit works great and is required in most areas I would think.

@@AllAboutOurHouse Hello, how did you install the 10' of Class one duct in the chase?

No, just frame it out any way you want it. It just has the ability to take up less more if necessary.

@@AllAboutOurHouse so will I be able to slide this in my masonry fire place and use it like a normal insert? Sorry for the dumb question I’m just not familiar with zero clearance

@@jon3296 not sure exactly how that works, but the people at HVAC direct are seriously the pros! They will get you everything you need I loved working with them!

Hi John. I used a stacked stone from Menards.com. www.menards.com/main/building-materials/siding/stone-veneer-siding/ellis-fisher-ledger-stone-veneer-siding-panel-5-8-sq-ft/28-926/p-1520836261887.htm. We did it ourselves....super easy

@@AllAboutOurHouse looks great thank you.

That’s not a stupid question! Yes, of course. The blower fan would of course not be operational. We decided to do a transfer switch to a generator for power outages and we wired it so that the fireplace is on a circuit that comes on when the transfer switch kicks in...so, our blower fan will work during a power out, as well as our furnace. This fireplace kicks out a ton of heat, if the power goes out you could all easily be warm in the main part of your house and more.

Yes for sure!

You can burn even without a generator. The loss of the blower fan means you lose some of the heat output as you're losing an active heat exchanger. However, air will still flow through it by convection. I would just build a smaller fire within it to be on the safe side.

I usually just scoop a little out from the sides and continue burning. There’s plenty of space for some coals to exist under the fire. All comes down to managing the air intake, type of wood, if you do it right there should not be much after a burn.

@@AllAboutOurHouse Thank you

Best to keep a good amount of ash as it helps insulate and prolong the life of the firebrick. You can also shape it with a scoop to create channels for optimal airflow based on where your cold air intake is. I burn every day and scoop out some ash once every couple weeks.

Yes, it is inserted correctly. Very easy rough in guide provided in manual

Cement board (hardie)

Absolutely you can. I often have it open in the morning to let out a little more heat after the fire has died over the night a little. But yes, doors open is an option and we do that sometimes also

@@AllAboutOurHouse This helps a ton, I was afraid if we went this route we wouldn't be able to enjoy really watching the fire. I'm assuming with the doors closed it helps the heating efficiency of the fireplace more?

@@PhillyPhan77 remember two things with this fireplace...you can use it as a fireplace, but you can also use it to make a lot of heat. If I were really going for heat and making a super hot fire, I would not want the doors open for safety reasons. If you need some ambience, it can do that with the doors open, but if you are burning wood all the time, I don’t even think it’s necessarily good for you to have the doors open. I like doing both open and closed but it really comes down to safety and the kind of fire you are making and what the use of the fire is.

@@AllAboutOurHouse Great info, thanks for the help!

@@AllAboutOurHouse Have you happened to add a screen so you could safely leave the doors open? I'm looking for something now.

Kind of depends on burn time/material and how hot you can get your fired. Sometimes it goes weeks with no cleaning necessary.

Yes we sure did

I’m looking into getting a fireplace like yours and just wanted to know if I needed the inlet

@@donniesquires6093 I would say 100% you want it.

we really like it! I think my favorite thing when it’s really cold out is the ability to turn the heat in the floor down at night when we’re really cranking the stove… And then during the day I usually keep the fireplace a little on the low side and allow the floors to do more of the work… Generally very comfortable and very even heat… It’s all about where you place your thermostat!

Absolutely. The fan works on electricity, but you don’t have to have that in a pinch.

This is 100% a wood stove, there’s no gas connection or electricity to make anything function on it. Also, there is an option for ducting the fireplace into your hvac system.

So does the fan work both from electricity and if power is out, heat activated blower?

I have this same fireplace, yes it is 2020 EPA certified. Seems to need more air (higher wood consumption) than other fireplaces and gets the glass dirty very fast.

@@tomn8tr We just installed this unit a month ago and I have definitely noticed the same thing. Need lots and lots of intake air and Super dry wood to work properly. Very unforgiving on the wood quality

@@RyanandSaraDelling - what would you recommend instead of this?

@@trevormorris4753 I recommend the Stratford 2 its a good stove it just needs very dry wood to function correctly

Did you use the fresh air intake or have it pulling air from inside the room? That could be the difference. The insert I have pulls air through a vent that goes into the crawl space under the house so it doesn't pull air from inside the house. No problem getting the fire to burn hot.

The Lafayette is a different model? Yes? I installed mine right up to the framing per the manual.

@@glenwschneider Lafayette & Stratford are the same units, manufactured by same company under different retail names (company & model) Neither one is Zero Clearance. Neither one is a Stove. Both are steel manufactured wood burning Fireplaces. These NON Zero Clearance wood burning fireplaces must have the "house wall" of the chase made of NON-combustible material. Both require "No Combustion-able Material" for the first 80" from bottom of unit up on "house wall" of chase and nothing above the unit in chase for those 80". Your "house wall" looks to be made of real stone and I'll bet you used concrete board and steel studs for the "house wall" of your chase. A real Zero Clearance Fireplace, like the one in my living room, does not need NON-combustible material for the "house wall" of the chase. My wall is made of simple painted sheet rock attached to wood studs, with a wood mantle. PLEASE NOTE - Everyone gets this wrong. The industry as a whole needs to create a dictionary that will eliminate the confusion of what is what. Stoves aren't Fireplaces and Fireplaces aren't Inserts and Zero Clearance Fireplaces are additionally unique.