Hi-
If installing a wood stove, is the ember protection provided by a hearth pad included in the minimum clearance to combustibles calculation?
For example, if I have a stove that requires 6" of ember protection on each side of the stove and the minimum clearance to combustibles is 15"...is giving the stove 15" of clearance sufficient in terms of accounting for the ember protection, ...or does the 6" need to be added to the 15" for a total of 21"?
I've looked through the stove manual's and haven't found a definitive answer. I'm thinking the 15" is sufficient as, logically, it reasons that 15" would meet the ember protection requirement.
Thanks!
If installing a wood stove, is the ember protection provided by a hearth pad included in the minimum clearance to combustibles calculation?
For example, if I have a stove that requires 6" of ember protection on each side of the stove and the minimum clearance to combustibles is 15"...is giving the stove 15" of clearance sufficient in terms of accounting for the ember protection, ...or does the 6" need to be added to the 15" for a total of 21"?
I've looked through the stove manual's and haven't found a definitive answer. I'm thinking the 15" is sufficient as, logically, it reasons that 15" would meet the ember protection requirement.
Thanks!