The pad isn t designed to protect your floor from overheating but to ensure that no stray sparks or embers from the stove set the floor on fire.
Floor protector for around wood stove.
The r value rating on the stove.
Ul 1618 type 2 floor and wall protector allows stove to be installed closer to wall.
Hearth wood heat organization.
A wood stove floor protector does just what it says it keeps the floor from getting damaged by the wood stove.
Type 2 stove board protects walls and floors from the intense heat hot coals ashes and soot that wood stoves can produce.
And canada require at least 18 inches 45 cm of pad in front of the stove door and 8 inches 20 cm on the other sides sources.
Type 2 thermal protection is used for wood stoves that have not been tested to sit directly on a combustible floor.
Thermal floor protection types are manufactured in the form of a stove board.
Wood stoves need a heat resistant pad underneath to protect the house from excessive heat and flames.
May also be used under other heating appliances such as kerosene gas and electric heaters.
Hearth pads are sections of fireproof material that can be used underneath wood pellet and gas stoves to protect floors from sparks and embers.
Hearth pads are available for corner installations or installations where the wood stove is placed in the middle of a room or near a flat wall.
And a diy floor pad looks great as it matches your home.
Wood stoves put out a lot of heat and a floor pad shields the floor from that heat it also makes it easier to clean up ashes and coals.
Type 2 floor protection stove boards are rated with an r value.