I'm hoping someone can provide some concrete advice (no pun intended). I'm still struggling to pin down options to heat a small space in AZ. Don't need it for much of the year, but I'm not finding many insert or wood stove options for a 600 sq. ft. area. The insert or stove has to be installed in my fireplace hearth/masonary chimney because of the layout of the room. A small insert seemed to be the only option, but I'm not sure I like the look of them.
I have received so much conflicting information about wood stove installations that I've nearly given up on that option. Recently I was told that I would need at least 4 inches of clearance (even around the back) for a Morso wood stove if installed in my fireplace hearth/masonary chimney. I called Regency about their clearance requirements and they won't even allow their dealers to install their wood stoves in an existing fireplace hearth. Then I talked to a VC dealer and he didn't see a problem butting an Intrepid wood stove up to the back of the fireplace hearth.
Question - is the clearance requirement true across the board for wood stove installations in a masonary fireplace? You can't put a Vermont Castings wood stove (or any for that matter) in a hearth without 4" of clearance in the back? The hearth slopes inward towards the top, so there would be enough clearance until it starts getting towards the top of the wood stove where it would narrow down to an inch or so I would guess. So far, the models that come close to the space and size requirements are the VC Intrepid, Morso 7110 B, and Morso 1410 B. Thanks
I have received so much conflicting information about wood stove installations that I've nearly given up on that option. Recently I was told that I would need at least 4 inches of clearance (even around the back) for a Morso wood stove if installed in my fireplace hearth/masonary chimney. I called Regency about their clearance requirements and they won't even allow their dealers to install their wood stoves in an existing fireplace hearth. Then I talked to a VC dealer and he didn't see a problem butting an Intrepid wood stove up to the back of the fireplace hearth.
Question - is the clearance requirement true across the board for wood stove installations in a masonary fireplace? You can't put a Vermont Castings wood stove (or any for that matter) in a hearth without 4" of clearance in the back? The hearth slopes inward towards the top, so there would be enough clearance until it starts getting towards the top of the wood stove where it would narrow down to an inch or so I would guess. So far, the models that come close to the space and size requirements are the VC Intrepid, Morso 7110 B, and Morso 1410 B. Thanks