CarbonNeutral said:You need to get this sorted out - either with a different stove (Jotul F500 is ember protection only) or by ripping it out.
Uh, yeah, I agree 100 percent. This ain't nothin to be playing with. Look, you have a manufacturer's safety requirement in print, and you're looking for some way to get around it?
I tried not to post to this thread because I've posted in several others where I think people are trying to skirt codes, requirements, safety issues, etc.
Do what you want, but I say if you want that stove, then rip out the hearth and do it right, or get a compatible stove for the hearth you built.
If I think jumpin off a cliff is a safe idea and I ask 500 people what they think and they all say no, but I find just one that says yeah, go ahead, it'll be ok, does that make it safe to do?
I just read in another thread, 'You are going to be building a FIRE in your home' :bug: