Another hearth pad question

[trudd]

Hi everyone, I've searched on here a lot and found some great info. but still have some questions.

I just purchased a Country Flame Harvester pellet/corn stove. The manual states that the stove was "tested with a listed floor protection that had an R-value of 1.5" and this is what they recommend be used. I know, sounds pretty straight forward but to me it seems like a bit much for a pellet stove. The stove has legs which provide about 3 1/2 inches of air space between the bottom of the stove and the floor. I'm thinking with that much air space I should not have to build a hearth pad with that high of an R-value. Ideally, I'd like to place it directly on some ceramic tile laid on a 3/4" sheet of plywood (maybe throw some durock in between for strength). What do you all think? Dont get me wrong, safety is the number one priority. I just don't want to make more work and spend more money building a hearth pad if it's not necessary. If anyone would like to read the manual for them self here's a link http://countryflame.com/pdf/OwnerManuals-March08/Harvester_V6.0c.pdf It's on page 27. Thanks for your help everyone.

Dave

 

[Shortstuff]

Hi Dave. I'm probably not going to be much help to you, but I'm in a bit of a hearth dilema myself. My new stove manual provides no "k-value" at all - only saying that the hearth must be UL-approved which tells me nothing. Like you, I have done a lot of searching on constructing a hearth both here on these forums and online elsewhere.

If my installation manual provided me with a specific k-value as yours does, I would make sure I met the requirements as far as the hearth construction is concerned. But as you know, there are many factors that go into the proper materials used, etc.

Here is a link that provided me with the most accurate information and helped me understand what hearth considerations were all about. I have just emailed Quadra-Fire directly to see if they could provide me with an actual k-value for my stove so I can meet the necessary construction requirements.

I'd be curiuos to see exactly how you constructed your hearth if you don't mind.

Steve