1978 Prefabricated built in wood stove

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mcoutten

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Jan 16, 2021
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Tallahassee, Fl
We have a 1978 Prefabricated built in wood stove. There is no nameplate or serial # anywhere. I know the roof termination is a RLTSK8 / RLTSK8L. The side deflectors are metal and need replacement. Without a model # it appears no one can look measurements up. The inside dimensions of the fireplace are 35W x 24H x 19D. I think the deflector panels were approx. 15 X 22. Any idea what deflector panels can be used?

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Searching for a pre-fab or zero clearance Fireplace will get you results. It's not a wood stove. Is the masonry in contact with any combustible materials, or is it a fire place designed to burn directly on the hearth with or without the steel firebox liner? Metal flue liner to top, or all masonry? The picture doesn't tell us what you have.

A wood stove or Fireplace Insert is an enclosed firebox with a controlled air source. Since they extract so much heat from the fire they are more efficient, but they exhaust much less heat up the chimney, so are susceptible to creosote formation in the chimney flue. For this reason the codes and equipment used to vent a stove are higher temperature rated than a fireplace which allows so much heat up the chimney they don't form creosote to need the fire protection from a hotter burning chimney fire.
 
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