Critique my new installation please

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Sleepy

Sleepy

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Jan 23, 2008
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Western Pa.
I moved my Quad 5700 from the basement to the living room. Finished and fired today.

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I would have rather kept the chimney inside the house and straight, but this was all I could do without major work.

I used MetalFab's Temp Guard 2100 all-fuel system.

This will probably be way over-sized for my 1350 square foot house.

I am hoping that the size of the stove will mean longer burn times and clean burns if I do things right.
I have a concern about creosote but I will start anther thread to discuss that.
 
My dealer wants $539 for heath pad similar to yours. Is that near what you paid?
 
I used the tempguard product as well. Made for an easy install.


The black pipe coming off the stove, is it double wall? What were the required clearances to combustibles for the black pipe?
 
DanCorcoran said:
My dealer wants $539 for heath pad similar to yours. Is that near what you paid?
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I visited a good dealer in my area and he had several at that price as well.

I manage a heating and air conditioning company and was able to order it wholesale for around $300
 
Wood Heat Stoves said:
looks like a fun tee system to install!!
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It wasn't too bad. I cut an 20" wide and 39" high area out of my siding and fastened some OSB to the sheeting and then flashed it and covered it in galv. sheet metal.
 
Nice neat professional looking install! Better than many "pros" if you ask me!

Ray
 
Looks nice! (the curtain worried me just a bit though too)
That nice stove need not be confined to the basement! Bet you get a lot of great heat from her now!
 
newtothis said:
Looks nice, those curtains look close
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Now that you mention it, they do look close in the picture. The curtain is 21" from the stove and the manual says I need 15".

I'll keep an eye on it.
 
Not much to critique. Looks like a nice place and a nice install. Do those walls not need something on them? Makes me nervous, but then I don't know anything about what was called for. I would be surprised if you have missed something.

Someone said it looks better than the pros could do. Didn't you say you managed a heating and air shop? That would MAKE you a pro, wouldn't it?

Like what I see of your place. Sure looks COLD up there! 'Course you ARE way up there in far northeast Texas! :)
 
I am not an expert, but I thought I read that drywall was not an acceptable fire protection. Is it drywall? That stuff is paper coated. The pictures look great, but you may need some shielding.
 
Are those live plants in that room?
From my experience plants don't usually do very well in the same room as the wood stove,,,, too warm and dry.
 
Looks neat and clean.......nice looking stove.......

A couple of questions, if I may:

A) Why so many angles.....had to? (More angles means more areas for creosote to build up in)
B) Is the wall board behind the stove on both walls at LEAST 5/8" Fire-Retardant Dry Wall?
C) Are the Chimney Flue pipe sections that are internal, "Double-wall?"


Presuming B & C are a "yes" ............

Great job, as far as "I" can see!

-Soupy1957
 
If I recall that stove needs only 2 inches to combustables when its a corner install. Looks good only issue is your pipe, if that's single wall you need 18 inches around that pipe for clearance if it's double wall it's 6. The paper still combusts on fire retardant drywall, it is designed to contain a fire for 30 minutes I think. Just because it's fire retardant doesn't mean it's fire proof. Clearance to combustables is clearance to combustables.
 
Looks good to go Sleepy. btw we have the same hearth pad that looks gigantic till you put a stove on it. To get more front protection from coals we budged the pad as forward as possible.
 
Thanks for all the replies!

I hope I am OK with clearances. I exceeded every clearance requirement listed in the manuals for the stove and all-fuel chimney.

The clearance from the back corners is 2" and I am at 12"

From my single-wall pipe: 13" from the sides and 18" to ceiling. I am at 20-1/2" and 21-1/2".

The all-fuel needs to stick out from the wall at least 6" and I have it at 7-1/2".

The floor pad is also larger than it needs to be.

I do hate the offsets, but had no choice. I may remove the octagon window, cut the soffit, run the chimney straight, and build an insulated chase around it if they prove to be a problem.
 
Smart woman!!

-Soupy1957
 
I agree that the plants are too close, but I think they can stay in the same room if they aren't too close to the stove.
 
WoodBurner24 said:
Do you have the brand / name / model of that hearth pad?
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American Panel Hearth Products

Color: Tartara

Seems pretty nice. The black edge is a steel frame.
 
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