[Nik333]

Is this as dangerous as it looks to me? I've never seen a stove against drywall.

 

[Yodaman]

Looks like its next to the cold air return grill. Its closer than I would put it. Really need to check the MFG specs on clearances to combustibles. I would be surprised if said Zero clearance to combustibles.

 

[ben's plumbing]

yep check mfg clearences....some require 36" without wall protection..some alittle closer...but i agree..i would not have it that close ...:vs_no_no_no:

 

[Nik333]

Thanks to Yodaman & ben's plumbing :}

 

[yuri]

If that is where you live I would get a new CO Carbon monoxide detector also.

 

[carmon]

wow….. is fire department close….. looks bad to me….

 

[Nik333]

Thank you. Fortunately, I don't live there. Was looking at places & this just seemed wrong but I can't cite codes :} If it's the cold air return grill - that's metal, right? None of it makes sense to me.

 

[DOUG1111]

Thank you. Fortunately, I don't live there. Was looking at places & this just seemed wrong but I can't cite codes :} If it's the cold air return grill - that's metal, right? None of it makes sense to me.

Air return grill most are metal- /hinged-& air filter behind them- don't look like you can open this one... looks as metal return grill is just being used for a shield or just some where to put it??? Take the temp of the wall....Looks too close to me but I am not a fireplace installer.

 

[Nik333]

Thanks, DOUG1111.


I wonder if that's soot on the wall?

 

[Bob Sanders]

That's just crazy. I don't know what stove that is but I can pretty much guaranty they have completely ignored any and all manufacturer's clearance specs.

I have a (good quality) stove and they get HOT! I've had mine hot enough to turn the top cherry red.

There is also no hearth.... which is code in most places I know of.

I would guess that if an insurance company saw that, they would be uninsurable.

 

[Bob Sanders]

Air return grill most are metal- /hinged-& air filter behind them- don't look like you can open this one... looks as metal return grill is just being used for a shield or just some where to put it??? Take the temp of the wall....Looks too close to me but I am not a fireplace installer.

Not necessarily.

Indeed there seems to be some form of closet or utility room on that wall where the grille is so I would not be surprised to see that it is a return grille... otherwise I could not see the logic in placing the stove that close.

At any rate if it is a return grille then it leads to another problem... that stove is effectively blocking much of the return air.

 

[IslandGuy]

Maybe they were trying to get the stove to supply heat to the return air grille, to distribute it throughout the house? Still the setup looks shady to me.

 

[Yodaman]

set ups like this are why the fire siren goes off on the coldest night off winter

 

[Nik333]

Thanks guys. Learned a lot!

 

[DOUG1111]

Also looks ugly, and takes up more space than needed IMO.... I am not heat expert I am in Florida & most heat in my area is electric heat strips. Common sense tells me this install is NOT correct!! IF common sense is so common-where can I buy some??