fire brick

[$ixpoint1]

I just got an older timberline stove. The iron is in great shape but as you can see by the pics, the brick is gone/incomplete. How far up the sides should I reline it?

 

[Beowulf]

My old Quadra fire had the brick about 2/3s of the way up the sides; I went ahead and took the sides up most of the rest of the way up to the top, but left the back at 2/3's firebox height. I did this with the theory that I have a corner install and would prefer that more of the heat either come out the front or out the back and be blown up and over the stove with it's blower than radiate out the sides and heat the walls.

So far, I am quite pleased with the change.

 

[$ixpoint1]

WOW....THANK YOU!

 

[begreen]

I recalled an old thread on the topic. Not sure if this matches your model or not.

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/269/#2201