Hi guys,
Well I went to Home Depot and got my Englander NC30 at a reduced price since it was the floor model ...No big deal to me , and I saved more than the tax on it and don't have to worry about having the stove shipped ....As I said in earlier threads, I am going to be installing this stove in my fireplace ....A few questions first ....My cabin is 150 miles away, and I will be cutting down the 9" legs that came with this stove ....The stove is now mounted on a pallet with the pedastal base attached to it ....I will be putting the legs on this stove and will be cutting them so that the stove is actually sitting as low as possible to make my install easier ......I will be making a plate to go in my hearth so that heat does not go up the chimney ....I will be leaving the flex pipe somewhat loose in a hole in this plate ...Not a gaping loose hole , but enough so I can move the pipe around and hopefully up and down to put it on the thimble of the stove ...Please keep in mind that this stove will be in the living room in a log cabin that has a cathedral ceiling ..There will be ceiling fans hanging down from the ridge of the high peak to keep the warm air up at the top moving .....A few questions I have if you would ....
1) The NC30 will be sitting part IN the fireplace, and part OUT of the fireplace ....If I have a plate to prevent the heat to go up my chimney, do I really need a fan in the stove for the heat to leave this stove properly ? .....Once it's out in the room I have the ceiling fans to HOPEFULLY push some air into other rooms of the house ....
2) For those of you that have used the flex pipe for your connnection to get the flue up to the top of the chimney, did the flex pipe fit the stove thimble properly, or did you need and adaptor ? .....If it's tight , what did you use to stretch the flex pipe or is that not an option ? .....
3) Now hear's the biggee !!.....I would like to install the stove so that the BOTTOM of the ash drawer is only about 1/2 and inch above the floor .... This will hopefully give me the clearance I need for the install ....If not , I'm sunk !!.......My question is this ....How much do I have to cut off the bottom of the 9 inch legs to enable the stove to sit with the BOTTOM of the drawer 1/2 inch off of the ground ? .....I realize that this sounds very low, but after looking at fireplace inserts , I don't think that I am doing anything different than what the insert people are doing .... This setup will still allow for air to circulate around the bottom of the stove , and will still allow me the room for the ash drawer .... As I said earlier , I could put the legs on a measure it myself , but the stove is already bolted to a pallet , and I have a tractor that has a fork attachement that will allow me to put this stove right inside the door of my cabin !! ( I sure make it sound easy don't I ? ) ( Pray that I don't drive my backhoe through the cabin please !! ) ....
Thanks to all of you for your help in advance ..Great group here !!....Sincerely, Jim
Well I went to Home Depot and got my Englander NC30 at a reduced price since it was the floor model ...No big deal to me , and I saved more than the tax on it and don't have to worry about having the stove shipped ....As I said in earlier threads, I am going to be installing this stove in my fireplace ....A few questions first ....My cabin is 150 miles away, and I will be cutting down the 9" legs that came with this stove ....The stove is now mounted on a pallet with the pedastal base attached to it ....I will be putting the legs on this stove and will be cutting them so that the stove is actually sitting as low as possible to make my install easier ......I will be making a plate to go in my hearth so that heat does not go up the chimney ....I will be leaving the flex pipe somewhat loose in a hole in this plate ...Not a gaping loose hole , but enough so I can move the pipe around and hopefully up and down to put it on the thimble of the stove ...Please keep in mind that this stove will be in the living room in a log cabin that has a cathedral ceiling ..There will be ceiling fans hanging down from the ridge of the high peak to keep the warm air up at the top moving .....A few questions I have if you would ....
1) The NC30 will be sitting part IN the fireplace, and part OUT of the fireplace ....If I have a plate to prevent the heat to go up my chimney, do I really need a fan in the stove for the heat to leave this stove properly ? .....Once it's out in the room I have the ceiling fans to HOPEFULLY push some air into other rooms of the house ....
2) For those of you that have used the flex pipe for your connnection to get the flue up to the top of the chimney, did the flex pipe fit the stove thimble properly, or did you need and adaptor ? .....If it's tight , what did you use to stretch the flex pipe or is that not an option ? .....
3) Now hear's the biggee !!.....I would like to install the stove so that the BOTTOM of the ash drawer is only about 1/2 and inch above the floor .... This will hopefully give me the clearance I need for the install ....If not , I'm sunk !!.......My question is this ....How much do I have to cut off the bottom of the 9 inch legs to enable the stove to sit with the BOTTOM of the drawer 1/2 inch off of the ground ? .....I realize that this sounds very low, but after looking at fireplace inserts , I don't think that I am doing anything different than what the insert people are doing .... This setup will still allow for air to circulate around the bottom of the stove , and will still allow me the room for the ash drawer .... As I said earlier , I could put the legs on a measure it myself , but the stove is already bolted to a pallet , and I have a tractor that has a fork attachement that will allow me to put this stove right inside the door of my cabin !! ( I sure make it sound easy don't I ? ) ( Pray that I don't drive my backhoe through the cabin please !! ) ....
Thanks to all of you for your help in advance ..Great group here !!....Sincerely, Jim