Just got the interior stove pipe hooked up. It a BK Princess with side shields. All clearances were met. I actually have an inch extra on the corners. The outlet in the pic is 10" from the stove. There is another outlet about the same distance behind the stove that will be used for the fan. Should I worry about heat warping the plastic? Do they make heat resistant boxes and covers I could replace it with?
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Should I worry about this outlet?
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The pic creates the illusion that the stove is over the darker 6" tiles but it actually is 1" to the inside.
Nick Mystic
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The outlet looks to be okay on the clearance, but what you will need to be careful of is plugging something into the outlet. It would be easy to become complacent and plug in a cord to a lamp, vacuum cleaner, etc. and have the cord end up close enough to the stove to cause problems.
When outside the zone where things need to be non combustible yes.
If you're worried, they make metal plate covers that should be a bit more heat resistant than the plastic ones. You should be fine though. My outlet is 1 inch over the minimum and I use it to plug the blower into ( and a vac occasionally ). No issues yet 
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