Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: BEZZ on December 18, 2009, 01:59:51 PM
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Didn't want to thread hijack so I started my own.
Who has a woodstove in their garage?
Did you pull a permit to install it?
Does your insurance know about it?
Should your insurance know about it?
Let me know if you have experience with this.
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Well you don't have to tell anyone you put it in but if she burns down your screwed. You need a WETT certified Technician to install the furnace and venting for insurance to cover you. The venting ain't cheap either. Selkirk is the venting most use.
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Its a wood stove you don't need a certified installer you just need a permit, install yourself if you are savy, and get it inspected by a WETT certified inspector. I would also recommend telling your insurance just in case it burns down. It might raise your insurance a little but if you don't and it burns you'll wish you did.
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i had an old gas furnace already in my garaqge. i used the vent from it for the wood fireplace. its a whole lot better than the gas one. i put a fan in to move the air. made a big diffence. i also put cement board around the fire place after i noticed it was starting to scorch the drywall. i usualy light it the night before im gonna use the garage and get it good and hot in there. then in the moren i relight the fire and keep it warm all day. a pallet will last about 6 hours.
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You need to check with the city. Red Deer city doesn't allow wood burning stoves in a garage, but Red Deer county does. I checked with my insurance company before I installed it, and there was no increase in premiums. I also didn't need to get it inspected. They only wanted spec's for the stove with pic's.