The recent discussions about fire had me doing a review of my situation such as smoke, and CO2 detectors, a fire extinguisher nearby, nothing near the front of the stove, and of course, a clean stove and venting system.
My stove is installed within the limit of those stated in the manual. I recently purchased a thermal leak detector. This is a new toy for me. Its intent is to scan along areas where you would suspect heat loss so you can make corrections and save heat.
I scanned the wall behind my stove to see what the surface temperature was. I have an exhaust pipe with a 3 foot rise. The area directly behind the pipe averaged 104-120. It is painted sheetrock. While this seems safe as it is, should something go wrong and the pipe getting hotter is there a risk of the wall burning? I could tile the wall, or add cement board, but don’t want to unless there is a realistic potential of a problem. I had read of a situation where the screws used to secure the wallboard, after prolonged heat exposure, actually conducted heat into the wooden studs used to build a wall resulting in a fire.
My stove is installed within the limit of those stated in the manual. I recently purchased a thermal leak detector. This is a new toy for me. Its intent is to scan along areas where you would suspect heat loss so you can make corrections and save heat.
I scanned the wall behind my stove to see what the surface temperature was. I have an exhaust pipe with a 3 foot rise. The area directly behind the pipe averaged 104-120. It is painted sheetrock. While this seems safe as it is, should something go wrong and the pipe getting hotter is there a risk of the wall burning? I could tile the wall, or add cement board, but don’t want to unless there is a realistic potential of a problem. I had read of a situation where the screws used to secure the wallboard, after prolonged heat exposure, actually conducted heat into the wooden studs used to build a wall resulting in a fire.
