Are these temps safe?

[gmule]

Now that I am into cold weather and burning all day I have some higher temperatures on the wall behind my stove. The wall behind my stove has 1/2" of wonder board 1/4" mortar and 1/4 of tile on it. Since the wall is attached directly to the studs it is considered combustible Using my IR gun I am getting readings as high as 125 - 130 degrees Fahrenheit . Is this too hot? the other side of the wall is a closet and that side of wall is 90 degrees. I have the required clearances on everything I just want to make sure this is safe or should I go ahead and buy a heat shield or double wall pipe?

The stove is a woodstock fire view.

 

[pen]

I believe it's time to be concerned and change the plan once temps start hitting the 175 - 180 degree range.

pen

 

[begreen]

As long as the clearances to combustibles are being honored or exceeded, it should be fine. 120-130 is what I see on our drywall when the stove is burning hot and hard.

 

[gmule]

Thanks for the reassurance I don't want to sound paranoid but this is a new install and I want to be safe.

 

[Jags]

BG - help me out here. Is it 70 or 90 degrees above ambient temp that is acceptable? I thought it was 70, which would make a 70 degree room have an acceptable wall temp of 140 degrees.

 

[begreen]

I think it is 115 over ambient or 185F according to Craig's notes:

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/stove_wall_clear

 

[Jags]

Thanks.

Edited for correction.

 

[begreen]

Correction made, that plain didn't add up, so I checked. I always remember 180F which is the normal temp for hot water heating pipes running along and through combustibles.

 

[begreen]

And Tom Oyen's site lists it at 170F.
http://chimneysweeponline.com/hohotwall.htm

 

[gmule]

Those links ease my mind even more thanks for posting those.

 

[ScotO]

I believe it's time to be concerned and change the plan once temps start hitting the 175 - 180 degree range.

pen

Agreed.....heck your heat ducts from a gas furnace can see higher temps than that on a regular basis....Like BeGreen said, too, as long as you are at the manufacturers' clearance to combustibles limit you should be fine....doesn't hurt to keep an eye on it though...