I'm in MA, too. AFAIK from reading the MA building code laws, what the manufacturer lists is the rule and your inspector should be following that regardless of his own concerns.
My manual said the 4 feet thing, but my dealer printed and included an addendum that mentions the NFPA guidelines you quoted and explains that it's now 9".
The language "from any window that opens" was very vague. I'm not sure if screwing a window shut is the same from an exhaust leak point of view as a window that never opened in the first place.
My inspector didn't do much more than a glance. He verified I had the appropriate pipe, hearth pad, and outside air kit. Went outside to make sure the termination was within compliance regarding roof eave and neighbors -- and signed off. Everything done by eye, he said he could tell I was well beyond the required 9" (I'm about 16-18" depending on where you consider the line is).
My stove is directly in front of a window. I mean right in front.
I would call your dealer and see if they can contact the manufacturer regarding some type of update. From my understanding this change is relatively recent and the manufacturer would have to go through a process to "relist" the stove with the new guidelines, so perhaps they're just dragging their feet and/or you got a bad representative on the phone that wasn't aware of the changes. Sometimes they are far more responsive to a dealer inquiry than an end customer.
I don't think it's appropriate to be suggesting people not properly permit/inspect their stove installs. Code and code enforcement exist for good reason -- and having an unpermitted stove is giving your insurance investigator a very big gift if you are ever unfortunate enough to have a problem. Why pay for insurance if you're going to knowingly act in such a way that severely limits it?
My manual said the 4 feet thing, but my dealer printed and included an addendum that mentions the NFPA guidelines you quoted and explains that it's now 9".
The language "from any window that opens" was very vague. I'm not sure if screwing a window shut is the same from an exhaust leak point of view as a window that never opened in the first place.
My inspector didn't do much more than a glance. He verified I had the appropriate pipe, hearth pad, and outside air kit. Went outside to make sure the termination was within compliance regarding roof eave and neighbors -- and signed off. Everything done by eye, he said he could tell I was well beyond the required 9" (I'm about 16-18" depending on where you consider the line is).
My stove is directly in front of a window. I mean right in front.
I would call your dealer and see if they can contact the manufacturer regarding some type of update. From my understanding this change is relatively recent and the manufacturer would have to go through a process to "relist" the stove with the new guidelines, so perhaps they're just dragging their feet and/or you got a bad representative on the phone that wasn't aware of the changes. Sometimes they are far more responsive to a dealer inquiry than an end customer.
I don't think it's appropriate to be suggesting people not properly permit/inspect their stove installs. Code and code enforcement exist for good reason -- and having an unpermitted stove is giving your insurance investigator a very big gift if you are ever unfortunate enough to have a problem. Why pay for insurance if you're going to knowingly act in such a way that severely limits it?
