Backwoods Savage said:I would not put it any closer than perhaps 6 feet but you could go closer if needed. The tree probably would not dry out any faster at 4' than it would at 10' from the stove. As for fire hazard with the tree, that old belief has been put to rest. One can ask firefigher Jake on that one as he tried to show how dangerous it could be....and couldn't get the danged thing to burn!
I think that post makes the most sense.DAKSY said:NFPA 211 cites a minimum of 36" from combustibles...
G6 at Snook said:Where we have installed the tree before was about 3' from where the stove sits, but I am just as nervous as a long tailed cat under a rocking chair. So we installed it in another room. The better half is not happy, but I don't like the idea of having a tree so close to the fire. I know the flames are contained, but when the coals are raked there are sparks that have popped out, and I know what happened in Bastrop, TX this year. I just can't take that risk and sleep at night. Thanks.
Do not know what happened in Texas but sounds like you had the answer already, I agree even though 3 feet is what is recomended if the tree is dry it is too close, not sure a tree in good shape that has been watered would be a problem. Piece of mind is priceless.G6 at Snook said:Where we have installed the tree before was about 3' from where the stove sits, but I am just as nervous as a long tailed cat under a rocking chair. So we installed it in another room. The better half is not happy, but I don't like the idea of having a tree so close to the fire. I know the flames are contained, but when the coals are raked there are sparks that have popped out, and I know what happened in Bastrop, TX this year. I just can't take that risk and sleep at night. Thanks.
DAKSY said:NFPA 211 cites a minimum of 36" from combustibles...
Many, many years ago I had a shop in town that was heated by steam pipes running through the building.
Sure hope its not you in the one Jay Leno showed , it was supposed to be a fireman from Florida, he put several gallons of gas around the tree and lit it.firefighterjake said:Oh a topic near and dear to my heart . . .
Short answer . . . must meet the clearance requirements.
Long answer . . . further away means your tree will not dry out as easily . . . and it just makes sense to have it further away in case the tree is accidentally knocked over and comes in contact with the hot woodstove.
Hearth.com members get extra credit if they can find the video starring me from a few years back that I did with the National Christmas Tree Association . . . supposedly this went national . . . and the year after I did the video I was a bit surprised to be at the NFPA Safety Expo in Boston and there I was on a huge plasma (maybe LCD) TV . . . turns out the NCTA had a booth at the show.