Stove design with a top flu was more difficult to install than a design with a rear flu, plus insert does not project outward on the hearth to produce extra heat. Without the blower the heat results would not be satisfactory.

Stove design with a top flu was more difficult to install than a design with a rear flu, plus insert does not project outward on the hearth to produce extra heat. Without the blower the heat results would not be satisfactory.