Hi all-
Preparing to install a used 2800HT Earth Stove in our old fireplace (Thermogas Firebox is brand on tag in the old fireplace). It is a monstrous black rock faced thing 16’ wide, 8’tall; appears to be brick behind the face on room side. Plenty room for clearances. House built in the 70’s; block chimney built into garage w/tile liner aprox 11.5x11.5 OS" starts about 6.5 ' above fireplace floor, 13.5' fireplace floor to chimney top;
Brick faced chimney about 16"x36" extends above the roof ridge maybe 2 feet.
Fireplace hearth is 16" above LR floor, 1" black slate; rock face mortared onto fireplace face and below the hearth.
Hearth will extend about 19" past front of stove door.
We will put in a SS liner, have to get through that angled 6"x17" damper (which we will seal off), but mostly a straight shot up the chimney except through that with elbows or 6" flex. I am reluctant to destroy that damper assembly in case a future owner wants just the wood burner fireplace.
Q1. Manual calls for .43 k below the stove and on the hearth. How does that relate to the r values discussed in other posts? Previous install of this unit had it off the floor 3”, I can do that too if that satisfys this k requirment.
Q2. How can I check the structure below that Slate, short of removing it and looking in there, likely an impossible task?
Thanks in advance to all, I keep discovering things I didn't even know I needed to know about here. Great stuff all!!
Preparing to install a used 2800HT Earth Stove in our old fireplace (Thermogas Firebox is brand on tag in the old fireplace). It is a monstrous black rock faced thing 16’ wide, 8’tall; appears to be brick behind the face on room side. Plenty room for clearances. House built in the 70’s; block chimney built into garage w/tile liner aprox 11.5x11.5 OS" starts about 6.5 ' above fireplace floor, 13.5' fireplace floor to chimney top;
Brick faced chimney about 16"x36" extends above the roof ridge maybe 2 feet.
Fireplace hearth is 16" above LR floor, 1" black slate; rock face mortared onto fireplace face and below the hearth.
Hearth will extend about 19" past front of stove door.
We will put in a SS liner, have to get through that angled 6"x17" damper (which we will seal off), but mostly a straight shot up the chimney except through that with elbows or 6" flex. I am reluctant to destroy that damper assembly in case a future owner wants just the wood burner fireplace.
Q1. Manual calls for .43 k below the stove and on the hearth. How does that relate to the r values discussed in other posts? Previous install of this unit had it off the floor 3”, I can do that too if that satisfys this k requirment.
Q2. How can I check the structure below that Slate, short of removing it and looking in there, likely an impossible task?
Thanks in advance to all, I keep discovering things I didn't even know I needed to know about here. Great stuff all!!
