How to Install a Parlor Stove

Parlor stoves originated in the drafty and uninsulated homes of the past, where residents were constantly trying to keep their houses warm during winter. With today’s central heating and effective insulation, parlor stoves are no longer necessary but many people use them for creating a welcoming ambiance or for overcoming drafts and chills. Although parlor stoves are usually small, they are just as much a fire hazard as a large stove if not properly installed.

Hearth materials
Black stovepipe
Insulated silver chimney
Stones
Brick

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare the hearth area where the stove is going by finishing it with nonflammable materials. Flat stone such as slate, ceramic tile or a nonflammable manufactured board are suitable. Consult the manual for your particular stove clearances required from walls and flammable surfaces. If your stove is going to be far away from walls, you don't need to finish the walls to match the surface underneath the stove, although it looks nice.
- 2
  Place the stove in position on top of the hearth after you have given all of the masonry materials on the hearth adequate time to thoroughly dry.
- 3
  Attach the parlor stove to an existing chimney if you have one in the location where you are putting the stove. The black pipe that emerges from the stove is easily connected to an installed metal chimney that goes through the roof or wall. If you have a brick or stone chimney or a fireplace that isn't used, attach the stovepipe to any of these by using the proper adapters between the two elements.
- 4
  Install a brick, stone or metal chimney if needed. Metal chimneys are the easiest and fastest of these options to install. They run straight up through floors and the roof, or they can be put through a wall and run up the outside of the house.

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