Lower To Floor Stove

As hack says but you can mount the box proper on the wall surface is easier.
Lower to floor stove. The rule of thumb is to put wood stoves on lower floors. The longer the cabinet the less space is available over the stove top. He made bubble wrap partitions see the top photo to close hot air out of the seldom used third floor while letting light shine down into the living room. There is probably at least 6 inches clearance on all stoves i ve seen.
Your stove is sitting on the floor you want to heat yes. Then lay the level on the top front edge. The dhw setups i ve seen depend on the hot water rising out of the heater cooling as it transfers its heat to the floor and then sinking back to be reheated. Seems to me that you d only get good flow if the heat source is lower than the heatsink the floor in this case.
Open an adjustable wrench and clamp it on to the front left or right leg. Look at the level to see where the bubble rests. Mount the box 1 2 inch off the floor. Bear this in mind when picking out your cabinets.
I d cut out the baseboard. Larry reports that opening the transom really helped to even out the temperature in his house. Note the open space above the door nicely trimmed to match the original doorway. The top of this cabinet is usually 96 inches from the floor which means that the bottom of the cabinet is 48 inches above the top of the stove.
Lower or raise the front left foot until the bubble is centered. This vent should be located as near to the wood. Stove vents and microwaves. Then check all the top edges to ensure your stove is now completely level.
I have a ceiling fan in my place that i spin in reverse to move the air around and with my open floor plan and small house the temp is good everywhere. Larry one of our correspondents sent us this picture right of his handiwork. Trying to use fans to force heat from an upper floor to a lower one never works well. To help the transfer of warm air from the lower level up to the second floor of the home a vent should be cut into the floor of the upper level.
Tighten the clamp to raise and lower the stove. The casual observer wouldn t even notice the change.