clearance from wall for home made evaporator

[madtrapper]

I know there have been a few talks on this but i would like a view on my situation. i have builts a 8x10 extentino onto the pc i used last year. the new as i said is 8x10 (no funds) onto a 10x10 floor that has one of those tent style sheds on it. my issue at hand is im getting ready to set it up. want it to the side so i have more room in the new pc. its a oil barrel styel evaporator. i have the back wall at the flue end all steel right to the roof line, has one inch copper spacers, i will be doing floor to top on side wall about 3.5ft wide again with spacers. this is to the right of the smoke stack.

my concern is how close can i put the back up against the wall and how close to the side wall if its all steel with one inch copper spacers and using double wall ss stove pipe.

hope i explained that

[DonMcJr]

Did a google search on wood stoves and found these 2 things...

1. HOW FAR SHOULD A WOOD STOVE BE FROM AN UNPROTECTED WALL OR COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL?

The standard clearance for appliances installed in rooms which are large in comparison to the size of the appliance is 36 inches from the top, sizes, back or front of the appliance. Otherwise, install according to the manufacturer's instructions.

2.DOES A STOVEPIPE NEED SPECIAL CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES?

Yes. Clearance should be three times the diameter of the pipe, e.g., a 6-inch pipe needs 18 inches of clearance. Heat shields may be used to reduce the clearance by the same ratio as for the stove. For example, with sheet metal you can reduce the clearance by two-thirds, from 18 inches to 6 inches.

3. HOW DO YOU RUN A STOVEPIPE THROUGH A COMBUSTIBLE WALL OR CEILING?

You don't. But if absolutely necessary, the following are approved methods:


•Build a 3.5-inch thick brick masonry wall framed into the combustible wall, with a 12-inch minimum clearance from the clay liner to combustibles.
•Use a solid, insulated, listed factory-built chimney, with a 9-inch air space to combustibles.
•Use a 24-gauge sheet-steel chimney connector with ventilated thimble, plus 6 inches of glass fiber insulation.
•Use a solid, insulated, listed factory-built chimney over a 24-gauge chimney connector, with 1 inch of air space, plus 2 inches from outer wall of chimney section and combustibles.


Connectors must also maintain a pitch of at least 1/4 inch per foot from the appliance to the chimney. Avoid sharp turns, which create excessive resistance to the flow of flue gases, and support and fasten securely with sheet-metal screws, rivets, or other approved means.


Here's the webpage I got the from...

http://nasdonline.org/document/1254/d001052/wood-stove-installation-and-operation.html

[silveradomaple]

What I did in my sugarhouse is put up a 4x8 sheet of galvanized sheetmetal on the backwall behind the stackbase. I placed it about 6" up from the floor for air to pass through from top to bottom. My stack is about 8" from the sheetmetal, so far no problems. The wood backwall stays cool (room temp) As a sidenote.....the sheetmetal also helps reflect light making the building seem brighter, which helps when trying to read the thermometer and such.