After 4 years of living with the noise of our trusty Whitfield Advantage IIt, I want to get a woodstove. I have some questions about what I need to do. My wife and I have decided on the Hearthstone Homestead hearth mount; we like the soapstone.
At some point, there was a woodstove in this house, and there is 6" stovepipe that the pellet stove is connected to. The "chimney" is not masonry, just framed and sided wood, with the stovepipe running up the middle.
As I see it, the plan is to pull out the pellet stove, modify the sheet metal surround to fit the new stove, remove all of the insulation that's back there (fiberglass) and get whatever piping I need to attach the new stove.
How would I go about insulating the back of the surround after the new stove is installed? Obviously something non-flammable, as it will get a lot hotter back there than before.
Thanks for any input you might have. I'm attaching some pictures so you can get an idea of what the setup currently looks like.
At some point, there was a woodstove in this house, and there is 6" stovepipe that the pellet stove is connected to. The "chimney" is not masonry, just framed and sided wood, with the stovepipe running up the middle.
As I see it, the plan is to pull out the pellet stove, modify the sheet metal surround to fit the new stove, remove all of the insulation that's back there (fiberglass) and get whatever piping I need to attach the new stove.
How would I go about insulating the back of the surround after the new stove is installed? Obviously something non-flammable, as it will get a lot hotter back there than before.
Thanks for any input you might have. I'm attaching some pictures so you can get an idea of what the setup currently looks like.
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