Best Coal Stove/ Insert for Fireplace Install?

Hi Paulie. Welcome to the Baltimore Heater Club.
You found something quite rare and usually they are in very bad shape with missing and broken parts. Yes a new thread would be nice for that new comer.
Here in Québec, the code doesn't allow direct connection to the central furnace's ductwork air return. And in my particular case, I had to send some warm air to a small living room not connected to the furnace ductwork.
So I put a second blower unit in the basement to pull the heat behind the stove and ducted it to a register about 6 Ft H from the floor in the faux foyer. It sends most warm air in the basement, some in the small living room. All the air is then mixed and send to the 3 floors with about 1*C different from one level to the other by the central furnace. The furnace and the second blower run 24/24 all year round. A constant running system is more confortable than a start and stop one and after a short time you don't ever hear them Blowers beeing in the basement it's easier to insulate them to cut the noise if wanted.

Don't forget photos.

joeq wrote:Paulie, great find. Hope you start a new thread on your install. I've been contemplating a similar set-up at my mothers house.
Curious Nortcan, on how you are able to pull heated air from ceiling level, and pull it into the basement, without losing the heat? It must be some kind of blower.

You'r right joeq, a blower in the basement was the best option for my situation, cause we have a small home office downstairs.
Before the instal. of that second blower, the basement was always unconfortable and we had to use the electric baseboars to be a little bit more confortable, but as you know, a start and stop baseboard syst. is not so good.
Plus the level where the stove is was a lot too hot , the upstairs level was so-so (we like a warm place) and downstairs was cold.

In a perfect world, an acces to the back of the stove is important to connect the chimney to the Heater...Easier to remove the stove pipe when wanting to clean the chimney.
And I my instal. I did put an air filter (fire proof mesh one) on the the grill at the back of the unit so periodic cleaning of it is needed.
The grills on the top and sides of the Heater make the evacuation of the hot air from the faux-foyer easier and balance the room tempeature in the living room. The side grills are door like and can be opened or removed while the top one is suspended with small chains and ajustable.

Hey Nort, I watch the video links on your signature, and they're both Vigilants. Do you have any of your Baltimore insert?

joeq wrote:Hey Nort, I watch the video links on your signature, and they're both Vigilants. Do you have any of your Baltimore insert?

Thanks for watching the vid.
I don't have some for the Sunnyside, just like the Heater I'm getting too old for a video
William has so complete and informative videos showing everything about antique stoves so I just Watch his vid.

Hitzer 503 is about as good as you can get for an insert.
My 2 cents!