New to board, need info on Heritage Chestnut fireplace insert

Recently installed a Heritage Chestnut fireplace insert. It was the only one we could find in budget, that actually was big enough to fill the masonry fireplace (with a big enough surround). I have been unable to find any info on it at all online. Mfgr date was '82.

I'd appreciate any info and or links you can share on this unit.

Thanks!

 

Ok hope this works. ..

 

Please note the combustibles you see in the pic will be moved before firing the insert.

 

What is the black box to the left with the piece sitting on the hearth in front of the stove? Some sort of blower?

 

welcome to the club ... unfortunately I got no experience with inserts

 

Sorry for the slow replies. Lost the login info for the forum! The black box to the left, and the bar in front are the blower unit. It is not attached to the insert, merely resting in front of the lower intake for the hot air return. I can't get a pic of the mfgr plate as it is on the back side, and this thing is far too heavy to haul out of position for that unless the chimney is being swept. I am unsure if I have a photo somewhere of it though. If I do, I will post it once I find it.

 

All this time I have been trying to figure out a 3rd party thing for posting pics. What a dope

 

welcome 303! I'm relatively new here and am enjoying the company.

On the Board already, very nice!

 

Thanks Weldr! I had it checked out by my sweep, and he said it looked good to go. It gets hot, and burns clean if I feed it right. Way cleaner than the massive open fireplace it is filling. Production date is 1982, and I suspect from the utter lack of info I have found online about Heritage, I suspect the company closed in the mid '80's. It has a baffle, and the floor and half way up the sides are firebricked. I put in a low flat grate in the bottom, to reduce the risk of cracking the bricks.

 

The logo on your pic is the same as on my insert, so yes they are from the same company. Thanks for looking it up! There is a bottom lip in the insert, but I will continue to use the grates,'r eonly about 2" high as I spent some $$ on them, and cannot return them since they are used. They don't take up too much space really. They are easy to remove when cold, for shoveling out ash.

This insert, even with a small fire puts out a ton of heat rather fast, so I really need to get some better fans to move it out of the living room, and kitchen and into other areas of the house. Our floorplan is somewhat "closed" and box fans take up too much space in the doorways, so I am going to investigate 'tower fans' instead.

 

Don't hold me to this but Heritage stove was a company that came and went in the early 80's like old mill, Shrader, Buck, just to name a few. I don't think it was around long "But" it looks like a fine quality insert! As long as it's safe and functional, have a blast and get'r warm! I'll do some digging and see what I find! [/QUOTE]

You can take Buck off that list Dave. They are still going strong.