I agree my stove is epa mobile home certified so clearance rate is 15 inches but I still made sure my curtains were 3 ft away after stove going I felt of my curtains and not hot , not sure what age his stove is but he said been using it for years so let’s pray his is epa efficient
You're the only YTuber who actually shows how to setup wall spacers and fasten the shield. I don't know how everyone else has passed code -- they all fasten the backer right to their studs or drywall! There's no airspace in their setups!!
Hi there Tim! Thank you for the great video for building a heat shield. Great job! I have been toying with the idea of a heatshield since a few months ago. Woodstove have been in use for three winters however, but I just noticed that the wall near the window was getting hot, so long story short... I needed a heat shield. I like your idea using the Top hat channel bracket and the J bracket. I think I will get those to install my tin panels. Thanks again and God bless!
I am installing a small wood stove but adding heat shields directly to the wood stove sides and back and possibly a shield on the backside of the flue. Spacing or clearance of about 1". Saw a guy do this on YT where he put his mini wood stove inside a modified entertainment center (cove).
That certainly works - shields are moreover a buffer to diffuse heat and by simply placing a wrap roughly one inch from the micro-stove works very well as it creates a convection to force heat vertically through the space making the airspace above and below the stove hot - so a good platform is a must. Great ideas! thanks for your comments
I was able to grab 2 of the imperial heat shields for a steal 84.00 out the door, kicker was the insulator board in back was cracked…I just added 1/2 inch concrete board to it but I did use the heat shield install kit and used 4 inch screws thanks for this vid
OK, but I am still freaked-about fires- I would have removed the wood panel ling - that is behind -shield u put up ..And those curtains on each side -would have to go . There are other products one can cover windows with ..like roll down metal blinds & others?
Born, raised and live in central New Hampshire and my primary heat source is cordwood. The heat shield looks pretty good. The curtain to the right will be ok, however, the left side curtain in concerning. More concerning is the pipe through the ceiling, is that a bait bucket?
That's funny actually - but that thing on the ceiling is a transition pipe from single wall to triple wall vent pipe - lol. You're right the curtain is a bit concerning in the video however has been that way for years and never had issues with the material getting hot at all. We do use a fan to circulate the air around the wood stove and into the living space. Thanks for your comment
Heat shields are a great idea for wood stove, the down side is, most look so unappealing and not very nice. Better go with another heating method or pay the extra for a nicely build brick wall... but I do wonder if simply covering the wall with a fire blanket will be equally effective and may look better..humm ???
I have had both - I tend to like this style best as the cost of brick and the extra support tends to get expensive. But thanks for watching! The shield works flawlessly BTW as I used it all winter and the wall itself never got overly warm...
Luculent Media your installation looked on point and better then others I have seen. I have to add ceiling heat shield if I want to get my new EPA stove - which I am not liking by the thought of a ceiling shield on my already low ceiling...
I sure didn't like the loose paneling he was screwing the frame of his heat shield to. Maybe if he anchored the vertical pieces to the frame of the building or trailer he's putting that stove in...those curtains thumbtacked to the wall are much too close to be burning anything except the place down!
Brick is NOT the solution. I have a brick hearth and a brick wall to the ceiling, but code says I still need to be 18" from it with single wall pipe. Madness! I challenge anyone to ignite a piece of drywall through a brick wall with a stove pipe.
Bad video. no wood stove can be closer than 36 inches from a combustible wall, at any point. You can cut that down to 18 inches if you use a suitable heat sheild. Those curtains and window are all too close. This is not a good video and is full of wrong information.
Holy crap man! You worked unnecessarily too much! Adding the channel & screwing in 24 gauge sheet metal with half the screws you used would had been plenty...??
I am sorry that information was not available in the video as I had a good friend edit the footage. I can't really remember the exact dimensions but you will need roughly 6" outside of the square - with a neoangle such as mine you would need to imagine a square space that is square with your wall, whereas the woodstove is so included, and add 6" from the edge of that angle out. I suspect each municipality and/or county has their own specific codes regarding minimum clearances and total capacity for BTU ratings or thermal generation. You should probably check with your local woodstove retailer/installer for local requirements.
unfortunately, at that time Josh was editing the video and lots got cut out - but no... this video was more about the heat shield install and not an overall wood stove install
