Mobile Home stove advice

[kave_man]

I planning to remove a prefab fireplace from the corner of my doublewide mobile home and replace with a Pleasant Hearth 1800 Sq. Ft. Woodstove frome Lowes. I am in the process of drawing out plane for this project. The stove says not aprroved for mobile home use. I plan to build a raised hearth and put in a 5 or six inch duct under the stove for fressh air. Advice is welcome.

Thanks
Kenny

 

[Pagey]

You may very well run into issues with: local codes, homeowner's insurance, and warranty coverage. Now, it may be that 'mobile home' parlance truly means your typical trailer/single wide setup, but you'll want to check with the stove manufacturer to be 100% sure.

Now, assuming you get the go ahead to proceed, bear in mind that most of the pre-fab fireplaces use venting pipe that is only rated for 1,700F. For a solid fuel appliance (aka, wood stove), you MUST use Class A 103 HT rated venting pipe. Whether you install a new system or line the current pipe with an approved stainless steel liner, keep in mind that the old pipe is useless 99% of the time.

However, before you do anything, check on the things mentioned in the first sentence, please. And welcome to hearth.com!

 

[North of 60]

Great advice Pagey.

 

[kingquad]

If the stove says "not approved for mobile home use", then I would return it. There are plenty of stoves in that price range that are approved.

 

[firefighterjake]

Welcome to the forum.

I would keep looking for a stove that is mobile home approved . . . I suspect some places with code officials and/or insurance companies might give you grief if you put in a stove that is not mobile home approved.

 

[madison]

If you love own life and others living in the home - get an approved unit.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Welcome to the forum Kenny.


Also realize that in case of fire, the insurance could get by without paying if an unapproved appliance is used and the cause of the fire. Better to be safe and secure. Do it right.

 

[kave_man]

Thanks for the input. Got a close look at a "mobile home approved" stove drawing today. I now understand how it gets it combustion air thu the pedistal via duct to outside. I still beleive that any stove with a duct under it would work fine. However I will look for one that is approved and sleep better. Plan after this winter is to remove corner wall and prefad and all tied to it(chimney includes). Build raised hearth and cover in stone.Also plant to cover wall in stone.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Kenny, please do not forget perhaps the most important part. Get your wood now!! Wood needs time to dry even if you are buying so-called "seasoned" wood. If you get it now and get it split right away, then, depending upon what type of wood it is, it should be ready to be burned next fall. Good luck.

 

[kave_man]

Red oak stacked now

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Kenny, that is great. However, realize that red oak will take from 2 to 3 years to dry and that time starts after it has been split. Red oak is one of the very best woods but gives up its moisture very slowly.

 

[barn burner]

I almost bought that same stove from Lowes. Instead I got the US Stove 2000 "Country Hearth" from Tractor Supply for $599. It's an EPA stove that's approved for mobile home use. I think the fire boxes are about the same size, 1.9 cubic feet. Has a blower included. I've been really happy with it thus far. It might be worth a look.

 

[kave_man]

Kenny, that is great. However, realize that red oak will take from 2 to 3 years to dry and that time starts after it has been split. Red oak is one of the very best woods but gives up its moisture very slowly.

stacked since this past March.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

If it were at my place, we would be looking for other wood. Since March is not very long for oak. Wood won't dry much until it has been split and then it is best stacked out in the wind. Many types of wood will be fine with a year of drying but very few will be okay with just 6-8 months of drying and least of all, oak.