Hi,
I've got a Jotul F3 lined up and I've painstakingly measured my existing fireplace (brand new masonry) and if I push the stove all the way to the back of the fireplace the whole stove will sit just inside the face of the fireplace, maybe 1" inside. My surround (that I friend custom built less than two months ago, before we caught the woodstove bug) is a few inches shy of the published Jotul clearances. I want the stove so we can still enjoy a fire but get some supplemental heat out of it, I do realize that it's not efficient to have the whole stove in there but it is what it is.
The question: Do the clearances still apply if the whole stove sits inside the fireplace? I've had several different installers opinions that its absolutely safe, however since jotul doesn't publish anything about it a building inspector might have a problem with it. Unfortunately I have to get it permitted b/c I have another permit open for this area of the house and it will be inspected within months.
Does anyone know of any sources or literature on this topic, besides word of mouth? I'm definitely going to bring donuts to my meeting with the Building Inspector to grease the wheels.
I've got a Jotul F3 lined up and I've painstakingly measured my existing fireplace (brand new masonry) and if I push the stove all the way to the back of the fireplace the whole stove will sit just inside the face of the fireplace, maybe 1" inside. My surround (that I friend custom built less than two months ago, before we caught the woodstove bug) is a few inches shy of the published Jotul clearances. I want the stove so we can still enjoy a fire but get some supplemental heat out of it, I do realize that it's not efficient to have the whole stove in there but it is what it is.
The question: Do the clearances still apply if the whole stove sits inside the fireplace? I've had several different installers opinions that its absolutely safe, however since jotul doesn't publish anything about it a building inspector might have a problem with it. Unfortunately I have to get it permitted b/c I have another permit open for this area of the house and it will be inspected within months.
Does anyone know of any sources or literature on this topic, besides word of mouth? I'm definitely going to bring donuts to my meeting with the Building Inspector to grease the wheels.