Insulation behind Insert

[mike bove]

HI - Love this forum
I am a new member but have been lurking for a long time. I currently have a quadrafire 3100I insert in a prefab fireplace. Would like to know if I can put high temp 2100 degree insulation in the fire box behind the unit. I have an outside chimney. Is there any concerns, like what if some is touching the stove? Would try to keep an airspace between insulation and stove.
Thank you!!

 

[mike bove]

someone please reply to my thread

 

[pinewoodburner]

I am not sure. Do you think that you are loosing that much heat out the rear of the insert? What do ou hope to gain with the insulation? Hopefully someone that knows about the insulation will respond to you. Jeff

 

[Hogwildz]

Due you have a damper block off plate installed?
If not, thats the first thing I suggest to keep the heat from going up.

 

[rickw]

I wrapped my Lopi Answer insert with mineral wool insulation from McMaster-Carr. It (the stove) burned hotter, and I didn;t feel compelled to use the blower all the time to get the heat out. It made it a much nicer stove as far as keeping a fire going and keeping the glass clean. As you'd expect though it did not extend the burn time, which was the major complaint with the small firebox. A new Fireview is going in this fall.

Be careful not to overfire! Get and use a thermometer.

Good luck.

 

[mike bove]

Thanks for the replys. And i dont have ablock off plate. my manual came with an addendum stating that i cant block off air flow with an air cooled chimney on top and iguess on the bottom. And I was wondering with all this talk about outside chimneys if I could slow heat transfer to the outside. Thanks