elkimmeg said:Bb there are code governing how close other combustible can be in relationship of that stove (IE That table furniture ect/ )
the distance is 48" you experience just confirmed the need for that code
Here is the situation you come in for a permit. In this discussion I inform you I will be enforcing the 18" distance to loading doors. I provide you a copy of that section of the code.
I do the inspection and there is 15.5" Should I pass that installation? You know from the beginning, I'm enforcing code your listing has referenced.NFPA 211
This is dodging the question Elk! We are not questioning that you can reject units not intstalled to the standards you specified (and aren't going to whether you should or not). I'm not even asking if the clearance SHOULD be 18" or not (IMHO more is better)
What has been asked now at least THREE times, by myself and others, is that if you are willing to accept reductions in the NFPA code requirements for side and rear clearances when listed by the stove maker in the manual, WHY are you NOT willing to accept a reduction in the NFPA loading door clearance listed in the SAME manual? This seems to me like a double standard, and I don't get the reason for it.
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