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Mini wood burning stove in static caravan

 
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Hi there any help would be greatly appreciated, trying to install a mini wood stove in a static caravan.
On top of the stove there is a 3.15 inch or 80mm diameter hole for flue i have 2 small pipes single wall sitting on top of the stove (may not use).

Im struggling to find twin wall pipe at this size for the stove.

Does this look safe any input would be fantastic.

Any information around the roof  (vented plate) area?

thanks mart
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It appears you have a heat shield spaced out from the wall... it looks like an inch or so? What is the wall material behind it? It looks sort of like wallboard, and in that case, I would want some insulation on at least the back half of the stovepipe. The small size makes it less likely to give off dangerous amounts of heat, but if used for hours at full blast I would be concerned.

In any case, I guarantee you need some more shielding/insulation behind the stove itself. If the caravan is static, a layer of bricks laid up in front of the heat shield would probably be sufficient, and store a bit of heat for after the fire is out as an added benefit.
 
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Its a stainless steel sheet 3 inch from caravan wall not sure what its made from.
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There is a company in Idaho called Tiny Wood Stove, I believe they have 3,4,5,pipe that you should need. Just ordered a stove from them, good people to work with. As far as your heat shield, it should have a 1" air space to keep it cool.
 
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I like the idea, but have a few concerns.

To my mind, the problem with a wood stove in a caravan/camping trailer/RV is the close proximity of flammable materials, and the materials the unit is built from (often quite flammable as well).

If I was installing an improvised stove, I would design it for the worst case scenario. Sort of, the day when everything goes wrong: somebody loads the stove, forgets to close the door, passes out, and on the way down pulls the blanket off the window toward the stove pipe ....

What concerns me is, in areas without heat shields, ensuring a 1m/3ft minimum clearance to combustibles at all times. The roof vent would need extra shielding. I would put a non-flammable pad on the floor to catch sparks.

Hope this helps.
 
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I agree with all of Douglas' concerns. With a 3" space from heat shield to wall you are in pretty good condition. There need to be open gaps around it so that air can flow freely behind it. Again, as a static installation, you could build up a C-shaped brick surround coming out a foot or so on the sides, so that it is very difficult for any drapes to contact the stove. Ideally you make it so that it is impossible for the drapes to reach the stove. This full height brick surround will absorb and store quite a bit of heat. The raised stainless stove base is good; depending on the distance from front of stove to edge of base, a noncombustible pad on the floor in front of that may be needed.
 
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