Did you have any problems fitting the elbow/pipe under the WMC42 opening and into the Oslo collar?  Going by the manual the top of the pipe in the collar is a little over 28” high, and the top of my WMC opening is slightly lower than that without cutting metal.

Anyway, I’ll be looking for a report this winter as to how this setup is working out.

Don’t worry about the sides.  We have the same ZC Majestic fireplace and the Oslo will fit.  The installer had the model number of my Majestic and plugged it into the CAD system for fitting issues.  He also contacted Jotul about my installation and they said if I use the rear heat shield it will get my corner clearances down to 9”.  The wood framing behind the stone of our existing fireplaces is at just over 10 from the corners of the Oslo.  Your golden.  I didn’t need the rear heatshield for behind the stove, I needed it for the corners...8

No issues with the pipe.  The manual measurements are off a little.  The collar when reversed is adjustable up and down about 1”.  It will fit in there just perfect.  We slid my stove in with no cutting or adjusting needed at all.  I was shocked.  8

I guess you’ve checked....That wooden mantle OK? (Hard to tell in photos with stone not brick)
I looked hard at the same setup, but would’ve had to raise (or shield) my mantle, per Jotul spec. (That was not the primary problem for us though.)

I really like the look.

See…

I am still looking for a copper mantle shield.  I might have to fab one up if I cant find one pre-made.  I definitely need one though, I missed the clearance by 4 inches.  8

So why didn’t you install a Tee behind the stove to allow you to clean the chimney without tearing everything apart?

It does look very nice and I am very envious of your ceiling as well.

I thought about it alot and decided to go with the elbow instead because of draft issues I had previously.  I know the T is convenient, but if I burn good wood at the right temp I won’t be cleaning the pipe often anyway.

Beautiful stove....and dog, by the way.  8

Maybe to get your mantle clearance you could remove the 90 elbow, run some doublewall stovepipe back and into a tee. Dblwall stoepie reduces clearances a lot - I forget how much but it should be in your Oslo manual. I bought an adjustable dblwall stovepipe that goes from like 12 to 18 inches to get it just right.

eightpilot - 29 July 2008 02:08 PM

Beautiful stove....and dog, by the way.  8

Woops, sorry 8, that’s not my stove or dog. In fact, I think the dog passed on. I just like the photo and the tee seems handy for cleaning.

wahoowad - 29 July 2008 04:57 PM

Maybe to get your mantle clearance you could remove the 90 elbow, run some doublewall stovepipe back and into a tee. Dblwall stoepie reduces clearances a lot - I forget how much but it should be in your Oslo manual. I bought an adjustable dblwall stovepipe that goes from like 12 to 18 inches to get it just right.

The mantle clearance is measured from the top of the stove, not the stovepipe.  The manual says 30 inches, no less.  I will try to find a copper one if I can, otherwise i can get a black one from my dealer.

thats a nice looking fire place and chimney too and the stove fits nicely.  good luck with it

Interestingly enough, the manual does not in any way imply that the stove can be installed into the prefab fireplace - as you have probably seen, it specifically addresses masonry only.

I know Jotul has oked this before if all clearances are met, and with the read heat shield you are meeting them. That’s good.

My problem with this stuff.....which is off-topic in this thread - is that people will see it and think that most any stove can be installed in front of most any prefab. In most cases, this is not true at all. Anyone thinking of doing this better have all the I’s dotted and T’s crossed......and, of course, clearances maintained.

As eight suggests, there is combustible wood in the wall all around these fireplaces and the stone face does nothing to reduce clearances.

The only reason my stove fit was because the old majestic ZC was soooo big.  The width of the metal prefab opening was almost 50” between combustables.  My stove only need 9” on either side to meet the clearances, as long as I used the rear heat shield.  We will see this winter how hot it gets along side the stove.  I can always make some heat shields for the side if it gets the stones too hot.  8