Mobile Home Wood Stove Installation
Wood stoves are an economical way to supplement the heat in your home. However, installation of a wood-burning stove in a mobile home poses some unique challenges. While none of these challenges are insurmountable, failure to install a wood stove safely in a mobile home can lead to a fatal fire. Have your wood-burning stove installed by a knowledgeable professional. Does this Spark an idea?
Location
A wood burning stove will take up a large amount of space in any mobile home. Because space is usually at a premium in a mobile home, pay special attention to where your wood-burning stove will be placed.
Place your stove out of the flow of traffic. This will help prevent accidental contact with the stove that may result in burns. Your wood stove should be at least 36 inches from any combustible wall unless the wall is covered with a ventilated, noncombustible, approved wall protector. These wall protectors should be installed according to manufacturer's instructions. Make sure your wood stoves is installed no closer than 12 inches from walls protected by an approved wall protector.
Hearth
Use a noncombustible hearth above any combustible floor where your wood stove will be located. Your hearth will need to be larger than your stove, extending at least 16 inches in front of it and 10 inches on all other sides.
Ventilation
The wood-burning stove in your mobile home should be supplied with air for combustion from outside. This will involve an air inlet connecting the base of your stove to the exterior. The exterior opening of this vent should be above levels where it could be clogged by snow.
The chimney of your wood-burning stove should be made of a minimum of double-wall stove pipe. The MyGreatHome.com recommends triple-wall stove pipe as an additional safety measure. The stove pipe should be placed no closer than 9 inches from any unprotected wall in the interior of your mobile home.
The external chimney should extend at least 3 feet above your roof. It also should be at least 2 feet higher than any other obstructions close to it on the roof.
Operation
As a mobile home owners, you must also monitor the operation of your wood-burning stove. The walls should not reach a temperature that is too hot to touch. Be careful when removing ash and adding wood. A spark from your wood-burning stove landing on a combustible surface can easily start a fire.
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