Good Things

[dancerjodi]

Dancing at Ceremony
Friend schmoop
Tea on an over-tired morning
Dinner with the ladies from the studio tonight
Knowing I'll have a good car for tomorrow's snow storm

Our plumber won't touch the ventless gas fireplace we bought, and suggested we call a stove/fireplace shop to see if they'll install a 3rd party unit. After talking a bit last night Brian and I decided to return it to Lowes and shop around at some of the nearby fireplace/stove shops so that we can actually see the thing in action before purchasing. They'd be more up on laws/safety issues we may face and would install their own vouched-for units without question. I was really surprised actually that the Lowes didn't do installation or know anything about legalities, given their higher focus on service (compared to Home Depot). Going this route will be more costly, but we want this to be done right, safely and done only once. We weren't planning on getting one this year, but we got a bit excited about the prospect of a less expensive ventless model and the mantle was pretty, so we kind of jumped the gun. In the meantime, we still have our silly electric woodstove. :)

Comments

[ectropy.livejournal.com]

Nobody seems to care about legalities anymore - I know the Lowes near us carries these mobile fireplaces, which are illegal in MA.
But your suggestion of finding a specialist is good - they're putting their reputation on the line, so they have to know about installation and what's up to code.

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

You might want to try Clappers in Sudbury:
http://www.clappers.com/

[jhenaphere.livejournal.com]

It was great to see you all at Ceremony!!!! I was looking for you again later in the evening, but perhaps you left earlier or it was just so darn crowded I couldn't find you. It was a great evening! :)

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

Enchanted Fireside in Worcester (http://www.enchantedfireside.com/) has a great selection and very knowledgable staff--but they are fairly pricey.

Higgins Energy in Barre (http://www.higginsenergy.com/) is another good choice.

[deadwinter.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand what the plumber's issue is. Are they not legal?

[thenetimp.livejournal.com]

There are certain specs that they have to go by, and it's on a state by state basis, the plumber may have seen something that he thought was not up to Mass code. This unit may be totally legit in every other state but MA.