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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 07:00:59 -0800
From: Mike Krause <krause@hpisrhx.cup.hp.com>
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Subject: Stoves


The floor has 2x12 joists with 3/4" plywood on top.  I placed another
piece of 3/4" plywood followed by wonderboard, and then the marble.
I only have a back heat shield and the stove is on legs that raise it
up 5-6".  The reason I installed it as though it had no shielding was
to avoid paying for triple wall pipe which costs around $100/ft.  We
did place marble on the wall behind it, but that was more for cosmetic
purposes as well as piece of mind (wonderboard underneath the marble).
Also, since we went with 12" squares of marble, we exceeded the clearance
requirements by several inches in any direction.  This simplified the 
installation while providing a symetrical appearance.  As for things
being near flammables, we just did what the _Universal Building Code_
required which was a concrete piece(wonderboard) and tile.  we did have
the option of buying a pre-made pad which was a steel plate, wonderboard,
and tile, but that pad cost almost as much as the wall and floor pieces
that we installed and since the county said any of the six ways listed
in the code are acceptable, we chose what we did.

The only bad thing that I have to say about my stove is that it is old
enough that it does not have an ash tray for easy clean up.  I highly
recommend that any stove you get has an ash tray - less dust and time
spent cleaning up.  Also, if I had the choice again, I would probably
buy the pellet stove since power losses, while common in the mountains
that I live in, they do not last that long and since we use ceiling
fans to distribute the heat anyway.  I think pellet stoves are a better
choice for primary heat than split wood mainly because they have the
same visual effects plus one only loads the hopper once every 36 hours.
The costs are also cheaper and there is less pollution created.  If 
one is concerned about longer power outages, then one should either have
a backup generator or one could get a combination stove that burns either
material.  BTW, I like the VC pellet stove - nice heat generation and
visually well put together (and there isn't any special piping and such 
required and they can heat 2000 sq ft. house without any problems).

Good luck