What paint to use on the wall?

[DD33]

Hi everyone

I am almost ready to begin installing my stanley tara multi fuel stove.
It is going to be freestanding against a wall. The wall is made with
concrete blocks and them plastered and painted with emulsion.

My question is am I likely to run into problems with either the emulsion
paint or the plaster cracking behind the stove and if so what kind of
things can I do to avoid this.

Thank you
Darren

 

[jimbom]

You can check your paint with a heat gun and an IR thermometer. The gun I have is intended for stripping paint, so you have to go slow and check the surface temperature often. If your stove specs say the safe clearance distance yields 200F wall temperatures, then you can see if your paint will take 200F heat. It should, but who knows. I don't know if they allow heat shields in your jurisdiction, but that may be a solution. Good luck. Jim

 

[gyingling]

If your stove is installed with clearances to combustibles distances, I don't think paint choice should matter.

Did you install it yourself? What does the manual say?

My stove specs at 3 inches from the back wall, I put it at 6 inches. The wallcovering is veneer paneling.