Howdy folks!
Some months ago I bought a used F500 (V2) and I'm gearing up to prep for installing it. I have a lot of interior work to do so I'm starting to make my plans and I thought I'd ask for your opinions on a couple things before I get started. I've read a TON on here about the model, and also every single spec/install/info sheet Jotul has for it multiple times so think I have a pretty good grip on what I have to do.
The scenario:
My house was built c1880 and has many layers of changes that have happened through many previous owners. At some point the existing fireplace opening was filled with concrete and the (brick) chimney covered with drywall because the chimney was used to vent the gas appliances. I have recently changed my boiler and hot water heater to no longer use this chimney so that I can use it for the stove. My plan is to remove the drywall and any plaster and (wood) lathe that is covering the brick, cover the unsightly concrete-filled fireplace hole with tile, build a hearth pad in front of that with the same tile, and go into the chimney with a thimble about 4' up from the stove. I am also replacing the liner with an insulated liner and doing some chimney work above the roof line. The total flue height from the top of stove to the cap will be something like 15-20', I think closer to 20'.
I can give more details if people want but I just wanted to set the scene.
One question-
For the section of flue pipe that goes from the stove to the thimble (about 4' and then an elbow), should I use double wall pipe? In old houses where I've lived with stoves, that section was single wall and seemed to radiate a lot of extra heat. Those were also a much older style stoves and I want to do whatever it takes to run this new stove as efficiently as possible. I also think the F500 might err on the side of slightly too big for my house, so I'm not that worried about the extra radiant heat, but I just wanted to ask folks' opinion on this. I have been presuming double wall.
Another question-
I'm installing, as I said, in front of a brick and tile wall, no combustibles. How close can I put the stove to the wall? It's a tight room so every inch counts but I don't want to do anything stupid. It also came with a rear heat shield. Should I use it? Or would it be nice if the stove heated that masonry behind it a bit, sorta like a mass heater?
I'm sure I'll have more questions down the line (after I start demo), and maybe the answers to these questions are obvious, but thanks anyway for weighing in!
Some months ago I bought a used F500 (V2) and I'm gearing up to prep for installing it. I have a lot of interior work to do so I'm starting to make my plans and I thought I'd ask for your opinions on a couple things before I get started. I've read a TON on here about the model, and also every single spec/install/info sheet Jotul has for it multiple times so think I have a pretty good grip on what I have to do.
The scenario:
My house was built c1880 and has many layers of changes that have happened through many previous owners. At some point the existing fireplace opening was filled with concrete and the (brick) chimney covered with drywall because the chimney was used to vent the gas appliances. I have recently changed my boiler and hot water heater to no longer use this chimney so that I can use it for the stove. My plan is to remove the drywall and any plaster and (wood) lathe that is covering the brick, cover the unsightly concrete-filled fireplace hole with tile, build a hearth pad in front of that with the same tile, and go into the chimney with a thimble about 4' up from the stove. I am also replacing the liner with an insulated liner and doing some chimney work above the roof line. The total flue height from the top of stove to the cap will be something like 15-20', I think closer to 20'.
I can give more details if people want but I just wanted to set the scene.
One question-
For the section of flue pipe that goes from the stove to the thimble (about 4' and then an elbow), should I use double wall pipe? In old houses where I've lived with stoves, that section was single wall and seemed to radiate a lot of extra heat. Those were also a much older style stoves and I want to do whatever it takes to run this new stove as efficiently as possible. I also think the F500 might err on the side of slightly too big for my house, so I'm not that worried about the extra radiant heat, but I just wanted to ask folks' opinion on this. I have been presuming double wall.
Another question-
I'm installing, as I said, in front of a brick and tile wall, no combustibles. How close can I put the stove to the wall? It's a tight room so every inch counts but I don't want to do anything stupid. It also came with a rear heat shield. Should I use it? Or would it be nice if the stove heated that masonry behind it a bit, sorta like a mass heater?
I'm sure I'll have more questions down the line (after I start demo), and maybe the answers to these questions are obvious, but thanks anyway for weighing in!
