Jotul f100 clearance

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Francisn

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Sep 15, 2021
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Montréal
Hi all, i got a jotul f100 at 9 inch from the wall but when the stove cruise at around 400-450 i found the wall behind the stove getting hot, my ir gun read are between 110 and 120 on the wall, what u guys think of this. In the manual they say the minimum clearance is 8 inch.
Thanks

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And the I am seeing the connector heat shield? It’s at a hard angle. 120F?
I don’t see any issues with that. The exterior sheeting on a house gets that hot in the sun. Distance to combustibles with double wall and heat shield is 9” so you are meeting specs.

If it’s 120C then hmmm… I will let someone wit more experience comment.
 
And the I am seeing the connector heat shield? It’s at a hard angle. 120F?
I don’t see any issues with that. The exterior sheeting on a house gets that hot in the sun. Distance to combustibles with double wall and heat shield is 9” so you are meeting specs.

If it’s 120C then hmmm… I will let someone wit more experience comment.
Ya its a connector heat shield and its 120 f , thanks
 
120º is fine. When the wall temp gets over 160º it's time to think of shielding or moving the stove further away.
 
My first stove was a F100... sure miss it. But, I'm putting a 602 in my new cabin build, so I'm sure I'll love that one, too!

Like you, I installed my F100 without rear heat shielding, in accordance with the minimum clearance specified by the stove's manual. However, I was very uncomfortable with how hot the drywall behind the stove would get. There were times I couldn't hold the palm of my hand against the wall because it was so hot. In the end, I installed a heatshield at the rear - it just gave me peace of mind. You may find doing so does the same for you.
 
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