any risk of breaking hearth tiles when setting down wood stove?

[777funk]

I just finished tiling my hearth and was curious if there are any precautions when setting down the heavy wood stove on the tile?

I can picture setting all 4 corners of the base down evenly could be tricky and a corner with 600 lbs could cause some damage to the tile.

Any tips on setting it in place?

 

[DAKSY]

If there are no airgaps under the tiles, there is very little chance of breaking them - if you set the stove down gently.
I know from experience that setting a 400 - 700 lbs wood burner down "gently" is not easy, but it can be done
I always set each leg on a small piece of cardboard so that I can slide it without damaging the floor, until it's in position.
Then the FINAL lifting and setting down is only the fraction of an inch needed to remove the cardboard.

 

[bholler]

There is always a risk allot depends on what the substrate is

 

[firefighterjake]

As mentioned . . . the key is making sure what is underneath the tile is rock solid with little to no flex . . . well that and not dropping the stove while it's three feet off the floor.

Incidentally, when moving my woodstove I have cut small scraps of rug and lifted up while my wife put them under the legs . . . it helped the stove "glide" into place . . . and then I lift up and she removes them.