Installing my Hampton h1300 tomorrow

[Enzo's Dad]

I have been reading alot on this forum about installs. And i have a question about damper plate blockers

The manual does not call for one with a full liner, and most of the posts here offer both opinions on it...


The hampton stove is cast iron and has a full surround. I bought sheet metal to make a damper blocker, but will this help improve the stoves performance?


Also is beefing the plates strength with leftover durarock just over kill?

 

[tigger]

Strengthening it is not necessary. The purpose is to prevent any air from coming down your chimney. You will get better performance with it. You have the materials. You will regret not doing it.

 

[stejus]

Be sure to post some pictures of the HI300! Also, be sure to stuff insulation (Roxul) or the like above the block off plate.

 

[Enzo's Dad]

Il

Be sure to post some pictures of the HI300! Also, be sure to stuff insulation (Roxul) or the like above the block off plate.[/quoteI
I put roxul above the plate and around the top of the chimney. Everything went smooth. Liner was was easier than I thought, only hard part was I didn't leave a lot of room to work between the block off plate and the stove.

Only one major issue an hour after running the stove . The furnace puffed smoke in the house from lack of oxygen ( last year I had blown insulation put in the basement ) I grabbed the shop vac and went right to th furnace clean out and I cracked a window in the room with the stove. I will post pictures in the am.

 

[stejus]

Il

Is the stove in the basement with the Furnase? I can't see how the wood stove would be stealing air for the furnace if they are on diffent floors...

 

[Enzo's Dad]

Is the stove in the basement with the Furnase? I can't see how the wood stove would be stealing air for the furnace if they are on diffent floors...

I had Foam Insuation sprayed in down there it is very air tight, and the furnace flue was full of soot. I think the two combined with wood stove running made a poor draft situation. I cleaned the furnace flue and cracked a window in the room with the stove. Issue solved

 

[Nick Mystic]

It looks like your installation came out looking quite nice. What are your plans for a hearth extension? It's only a matter of time before you end up with coals or a piece of a log falling out and onto your beautiful looking hardwood floor? Code usually calls for 16" - 18" of non-combustible material at the minimum in front of an insert like yours. When I had similar set up like yours I had a hearth rug in front of my raised heath and each burning season I'd end up with several burns on the rug from stray embers that came out while loading a hot stove. Good luck with your burning.

 

[Enzo's Dad]

It looks like your installation came out looking quite nice. What are your plans for a hearth extension? It's only a matter of time before you end up with coals or a piece of a log falling out and onto your beautiful looking hardwood floor? Code usually calls for 16" - 18" of non-combustible material at the minimum in front of an insert like yours. When I had similar set up like yours I had a hearth rug in front of my raised heath and each burning season I'd end up with several burns on the rug from stray embers that came out while loading a hot stove. Good luck with your burning.

Thinking of buying a stove rug today, other idea is making a tile heath extention on hardibacker and or dura rock, I have extra of both from previos projects.... And Yes that is the last year i will have a tree in that spot

 

[Free BTUs]

That is a very nice looking insert! I hope that is a fake tree that close to the insert though. One spark out the open door and the freight train sound would begin...HA-woosh! My father was a firefighter and he would never let us get a real tree when I was growing up. Now, I get real xmas trees but I keep it away from my insert.

 

[stejus]

Great looking stove. Just noticed the mantle looks to be made of wood. I can tell you from experience, this stove will heat up the brick face and there will be a lot of heat hitting that mantle. I strongly suggest you get that out and replace with a stone mantle. Just a safty measure, that's all.

Also, what Nick said about the extension, you should plan on something soon. I had a very similar install where the hearth wasn't deep enough. I put a wool rug down onto the hardwood floor and then a peice of stone. This doesn't require any modifications to your floor and can be removed after burn season.

Happy buring and be safe.

 

[Enzo's Dad]

The mantle is 6 in above the min clearance in the manual. I thought i was ok there. And I plan on getting a wool rug, but i have a feeling i am getting one for christmas.....speaking of that I moved the tree this morning.