i have 2 wood burning stoves in my home, the scandia 308 and a vermont vigilante parlor stove...they have brick and stone chimneys behind them that are atleasdt 6 feet wide by 14" deep that go all the way to ceiling.. my homeowners insurance is giving me a hard time about clearances to the wall behind the stoves..ne is 14 inches and one is 12..however they are solid masonry walls behindd... i ont get it..can someone tell me what kinda clearances the scandia should have compared to the vidilante. i have he guide to the vigilante and it says non combustible clearance is enogh room for adequate convection.. both stoves look identical so wouldnt these be the same clearances?
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Chances are that the two stoves are close as far as the distance from combustibles.
BUT, are you certain that the wall behind them is 14" thick for at least 3 feet or more in width? It is more typical that a wall behind a stove is one brick thick except right where the chimney is - where it will, of course, be much thicker.
If the wall is truly 14" thick, then I would classify it as a non-combustible wall - that is thicker than the side walls of a fireplace!
But if they are only one brick thick, then the clearance reduction is as follows:
1. Assume 36" for your older radiant stoves
2. Solid brick - one layer with no airspace=33% reduction, which means 24" to the original combustible wall (behind the brick)
Perhaps your local building official or a chimney sweep or other pro can inspect and give you a report as to what is actually there.
BUT, are you certain that the wall behind them is 14" thick for at least 3 feet or more in width? It is more typical that a wall behind a stove is one brick thick except right where the chimney is - where it will, of course, be much thicker.
If the wall is truly 14" thick, then I would classify it as a non-combustible wall - that is thicker than the side walls of a fireplace!
But if they are only one brick thick, then the clearance reduction is as follows:
1. Assume 36" for your older radiant stoves
2. Solid brick - one layer with no airspace=33% reduction, which means 24" to the original combustible wall (behind the brick)
Perhaps your local building official or a chimney sweep or other pro can inspect and give you a report as to what is actually there.
no its solid block behind the brick. the 2 stoves are back to back in 2 different rooms..they run up a solid block double fluted chimney.. i looked up in the attic and its solid cinder block about 3' wide by 5' wide
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