Welding Blankets

[user 122190]

Thoughts on welding blankets as extra protection for walls near the wood stove. Sometimes my walls logs can get to 120+ when the stove is really cranking. Not to concerned with the walls catching fire, but maybe aging faster then the rest. IDK. I'm thinking of a fire resistant/proof welding blanket that I can hang from the wall during the winter. Anybody? Good/Bad?

https://www.amazon.com/PREMIUM-Weld...67e-478a-8dad-39d992588ddf&pd_rd_i=B07XSFXG95

 

[JRM]

Why not add reflective panels? They are mounted as stand off.of the existing wall so that the heat does not contact them.

 

[ballisticdoughnut]

I think the welding blanket would be a good solution if your not wanting to install something permanently.

 

[user 122190]

I think the welding blanket would be a good solution if your not wanting to install something permanently.

Yeah, not very attractive. Grommets along seams, they could go up easily in Dec and down in April.

 

[user 122190]

Why not add reflective panels? They are mounted as stand off.of the existing wall so that the heat does not contact them.

Link?

 

[snobdds]

Blankets are not a radiant barrier, they still let heat through.

Blankets are just fireproof, that's it.

https://www.sfu.ca/~mbahrami/ENSC 388/Notes/Intro and Basic Concepts.pdf

 

[user 122190]

 

[user 122190]

Looks like it might work for my purposes during the winter. Also for my welding during the spring,summer,fall.

 

[JRM]

Link?

To be honest I don't have a viable online source. It's something I've seen at my local stove shop over the years. I did some Google searching and this is the general idea. Scroll down a ways for description.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...9NpMM8L2TpSK_jURQPNlAgnKsox0xEWBoCBtAQAvD_BwE

 

[user 122190]

To be honest I don't have a viable online source. It's something I've seen at my local stove shop over the years. I did some Google searching and this is the general idea. Scroll down a ways for description.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...9NpMM8L2TpSK_jURQPNlAgnKsox0xEWBoCBtAQAvD_BwE

I like that. Looks like something I was going to consider making. Not too heavy, price is right as well as the size.

 

[old CB]

If a wood surface near your stove is repeatedly overheated, over time it degrades so that it can eventually ignite at a lower temperature. That's a risky situation.

Years ago when we had a similar setup, we mounted an aluminum foil barrier behind the stove, but set out a little from the wall so it could not conduct heat to the wall. The alum foil reflected heat, and the wall remained cool to the touch.

Regardless how you do it, you want a heat shield between the stove and any combustible surface, with an airspace between the shield and the wall.

 

[JRM]

https://todayshomeowner.com/fireplace/guides/wood-burning-stoves-wall-protection/

 

[GenXer]

You could stand a couple of pieces of rock wool insulation behind the stove. It's fire retarded

 

[user 122190]

You could stand a couple of pieces of rock wool insulation behind the stove. It's fire retarded

Sounds like that is for a different application, and more permanent.

 

[user 122190]

And the experiment begins. Cold mornings are becoming colder and colder so I am having to run the wood stove each morning. The 4'x6' blanket is up and a gap is created. Sometime in the winter when I have a roaring fire going I'll measure the temp of the log wall behind and see if this is helping to keep the log temps from moving much higher then a 100 degrees.

Not all that attractive, but if Royalty ever calls, I'll just take them down for the visit.

 

[husky455rancher]

Maybe lean a couple pieces of cement board against the wall?

 

[.358 win]

And the experiment begins. Cold mornings are becoming colder and colder so I am having to run the wood stove each morning. The 4'x6' blanket is up and a gap is created. Sometime in the winter when I have a roaring fire going I'll measure the temp of the log wall behind and see if this is helping to keep the log temps from moving much higher then a 100 degrees.

Not all that attractive, but if Royalty ever calls, I'll just take them down for the visit.

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Last time I did something like that I used a leftover piece of corrugated decking. worked well for the heat, not pretty to look at.. although it comes in colors or galvanized.

 

[.358 win]

Last time I did something like that I used a leftover piece of corrugated decking. worked well for the heat, not pretty to look at.. although it comes in colors or galvanized.

As previously stated, weld blankets are not for heat.. They are for spark protection. While they will help draft the heat away from the wall , there are better materials for said heat shield.. A roll of heavy duty tin foil could keep you from " burnin down the house", and pretty in-expensive.. I always wanted to try one of those fans that go on top of the stove.. powered by the heat I think.

 

[northmanlogging]

I'm just gonna skip right past blankets letting heat through....

some good ole corrugated roofing, with some nice edging work done, stand it off about an inch, would look better then whats basically a tarp hanging in the wall
or take some time to work up a field stone back drop as a permanent solution?

no... no I can't... if welding blankets let heat through, then why are they used to insulate preheated parts?

 

[user 122190]

Not much of a test, but this morning the blanket was 91 degrees while the logs behind were cooler, 85 I think it was. I measured the wall to the sides of the blanket and they were hotter then what was behind. I'll know more, success or fail, when I get the stove real hot in a couple of months.