I've just upgraded from a Royal Guardian to a Blaze King Princess, and in doing so I had to conform to the wifes request to move the stove laterally to gain space back in the dining room. The lateral move is a total of 49" from center of the pipe to the center of the new pipe. I am having a local company install the new stove and when the showed up to install they said the the stove pipe along with the stove had to have a Hearth. Can anyone steer me to a regulation that stipulates this? I live in North Pole, Alaska (out of city limits, If that matters).
Does an offset stove pipe need a hearth?
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Wow! I guess that's a first for me. I've never ran into this issue, but I wouldn't have thought it to be a problem. I learned something today!
49" is a huge offset! How tall is the flue? The BK's like to breath, the straighter the better! Unless you've got a real tall flue, this is gonna be less than ideal.
On another note, how did the guardian do?
On another note, how did the guardian do?
I assume it is more intended for a horizontal run. A 49" offset is a lot, and leaves pipe with nothing underneath, including the ceiling support. I suppose it makes sense. In the event of a chimney fire, I would want something non-combustible underneath to catch anything that might come out of a joint.
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