This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to dramatically increase the heat output of a wood-burning fireplace. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)

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Richard and a local contractor help a homeowner by installing an energy efficient wood-burning fireplace insert. Installation steps included installing a new stainless steel chimney liner and connecting electrical power for the unit.

Shopping List for How to Install a Wood-Burning Fireplace Insert:
wood-burning fireplace insert [[ Ссылка ]]
pipe dope [[ Ссылка ]]
1/2-inch cap [[ Ссылка ]]
6-inch-diameter stainless steel vent liner [[ Ссылка ]]
high-temperature silicone sealant [[ Ссылка ]]
chimney cap [[ Ссылка ]]

Tools for How to Install a Wood-Burning Fireplace Insert:
angle grinder [[ Ссылка ]], used to cut and grind fireplace bricks
two pipe wrenches [[ Ссылка ]]
acetylene torch [[ Ссылка ]], used to cut out damper
hammer [[ Ссылка ]], sledgehammer [[ Ссылка ]] and cold chisel [[ Ссылка ]], for chopping out fire bricks
pulling cone [[ Ссылка ]] and rope [[ Ссылка ]], used to pull the vent down the chimney
screwdriver [[ Ссылка ]]
nut driver [[ Ссылка ]]
tin snips [[ Ссылка ]]
caulk gun [[ Ссылка ]]

Wood-burning fireplace insert manufactured by Jotul [[ Ссылка ]].

Fireplace insert installed by Raby's Hearth & More.

Additional product support provided by Chimney Savers [[ Ссылка ]].

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