summit blocker

[shredd_guy]

I am tryying to get my system installed this week and i have a nagging issue I cannot put to rest. I have been up and down thru the archieves and still am A little confused. It has to do with the location of the blocker I have seen diagrams that place it right below the damper plate but,,,, it seems to me that i could attach it right to the lintel where there is a plate that I can tap into. Then I could seal it against the back and side wall with some approriate putty. That would give me a space of 3 in. from the top of the stove to the blocker. My plan is to bring the liner through a hole in the blocker and then attach it to the stove. but i am unsure if that would give me enough romm to manuver. Maybe that is why the plates are put up higher to allow for some hand space and attachment access. here are some images and some cad screen shots of the plan thus far.

I have the wood cut ,dryed, stacked, now if I only had a place to burn it

 

[iceman]

i think you are talking about a blockoff plate
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/11697/
this is how i did mine makes it much easier to put in
put your liner in first cut a cardboard block off plate ... i would hate to see you do it wrong with everything already cut

 

[shredd_guy]

very nice that helps a lot. keep it simple. one thing I noticed is that your chim is as clean as a whistle. Did you scour it or was it just virgin? looks like you have a square hole for your blockoff. or is there another part with a round hole that trims it out?