Allowable clearance to sliding door.

[RALPH125]

Just picked up the Simpson Vent kit for my Englander-25 stove.

It mentions the NFPA211 clearances as being at least 4 feet horizontally from a door or window opening.

Where I planned on having the the vent exit is about 32 inches from the edge of a sliding door.

This side of the door though--is the fixed part of the slider---it doesn't move--it won't open.
Distance to the moving part of the slider is over 4 feet.

Can I locate the vent pipe where I plan or am breaking the rules?...........

 

[BubbRubb]

I shouldn't be responding as I can't provide you with a definitive answer. However, logic tells me that you should be able to. It says "door or window opening" and the part you are talking about never opens. I know from other window clearances that you can have them closer than recommended if the window doesn't open.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Call your local Zoning Official or Fire Dept. Easier to find out now than once you pull out the sawzall.

Eric

 

[cncpro]

Where I live the inspector will accept a window that's too close as long as it is screwed shut and therefore inoperable. The inoperable portion of your slider shouldn't be a problem but definitely stroke the inspector's ego and ask first...

 

[MCPO]

I`d check first with local officials because some slider door panels can be reversed and if the inspector wants to be a real PITA he will not consider the stationary panel for fear of the next purchaser reversing the door.
Good luck.

 

[RALPH125]

I called Englander tech support this am to see if this had come up before...they said it was a grey area that could vary with the building inspector.

Fortunately-when I checked with the bld inspector-he said that he considered the fixed side of the slider to not really be an opening--it was a fixed panel & I could install the stove as I planned,

Good call Bubbrub....................................thx-Ralph

 

[MCPO]

I called Englander tech support this am to see if this had come up before...they said it was a grey area that could vary with the building inspector.

Fortunately-when I checked with the bld inspector-he said that he considered the fixed side of the slider to not really be an opening--it was a fixed panel & I could install the stove as I planned,

Good call Bubbrub....................................thx-Ralph

Great! Good luck with the install.